Peter Bradley (priest) explained

Type:Priest
Honorific-Prefix:The Reverend
Peter Bradley
Dean of Sheffield
Church:Church of England
Province:Province of York
Diocese:Diocese of Sheffield
Appointed:2003
Term:2003–2020
Predecessor:Michael Sadgrove
Ordination:1988 (deacon)
1989 (priest)
Birth Name:Peter Edward Bradley
Birth Date:26 June 1964
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Religion:Anglican
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Education:Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Alma Mater:Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Peter Edward Bradley DL FRSA (born 26 June 1964) is an Anglican priest who served[1] as Dean of Sheffield,[2] 2003–2020.

Early life

Bradley was born on 26 June 1964. He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, an all-boys grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He then studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

Ordained ministry

Bradley was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1988 and as a priest in 1989.[3] He became the Chaplain of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[4]

He was Team Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Abingdon[5] and All Saints’, High Wycombe[6] before his appointment as Dean of Sheffield. He was installed at Sheffield Cathedral on 4 October 2003; on 4 October 2020, Bradley announced his resignation from the Deanery with effect from 31 December 2020.[7]

Since 2024, he has been priest-in-charge of St Bride's Church, Glasgow in the Scottish Episcopal Church.[8]

Interviews

Three-part interview conducted by Henk de Berg (2018)

-- Part I (on the existence of God)

-- Part II (on gay marriage and women priests)

-- Part III (on faith, violence and terrorism)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Picture sheffield. www.picturesheffield.com.
  2. http://www.sheffield.anglican.org/index.php/church-in-action/sheffield-cathedral-/the-dean Diocesan web site
  3. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  4. [Who's Who]
  5. Web site: St Michael and All Angels' Church, Abingdon. www.stmichaels-abingdon.org.uk.
  6. Web site: All Saints Church, High Wycombe. All Saints Church, High Wycombe.
  7. Web site: Announcement from the Dean of Sheffield Cathedral. Sheffield Cathedral.
  8. News: Appointments . 16 March 2024 . Church Times . 15 March 2024 . SCOTLAND: BRADLEY. The Revd Peter Bradley, formerly Dean of Sheffield (Sheffield), now Priest-in-Charge of St Bride’s, Glasgow (Glasgow & Galloway)..