Clinton Langston
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The Venerable Clinton Langston QHC |
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| Archdeacon for the Army | |
| Church | Church of England |
| In office | 14 July 2017 to present |
| Predecessor | Peter Eagles |
| Other posts | Deputy Chaplain General (May 2017–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1994–present |
| Rank | Deputy Chaplain General (equivalent to brigadier) |
| Unit | Royal Army Chaplains' Department |
| Battles/wars | |
Clinton Matthew Langston, QHC (born 1962) is a British Anglican priest and military chaplain. Since 2017, he has been Deputy Chaplain General of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, British Army, and the Archdeacon for the Army.
Langston was born in 1962. He studied at the Derby College of Education, graduating with a Bachelor of Combined Studies (BCombStuds) in 1986. In 1987, he matriculated into Queen's College, Birmingham, an ecumenical theological college in Birmingham to train for ordained ministry and to study theology.
Langston was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1990 and as a priest in 1991. From 1990 to 1994, he served his curacy at St James the Great, Shirley in the Diocese of Birmingham.
On 20 June 1994, Langston was commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD) as a Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (equivalent in rank to captain). On 20 June 1999, he moved from a Short Service Commission (limiting his service years) to a Regular Commission (allowing him to serve until retirement). He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class (equivalent to major) on 2 June 2000. In 2003, he was serving as chaplain to Army Training Regiment, Lichfield, based at Whittington Barracks. He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class (equivalent to lieutenant colonel) on 30 June 2006. He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class (equivalent to colonel) on 30 June 2014.
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