Mark Oakley
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The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley |
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| Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| In office | June 2010 – present (Canon) January 2013 – present (Chancellor) |
| Predecessor | Giles Fraser (as Chancellor) |
| Other posts |
Archdeacon of Germany and Northern Europe (2005–2008) Canon Treasurer of St Paul's (2010–2013) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1993 (deacon) 1994 (priest) by David Hope |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Mark David Oakley |
| Born | 28 September 1968 |
| Education | Shrewsbury School |
| Alma mater |
King's College London St Stephen's House, Oxford |
Mark David Oakley (born 28 September 1968) is a British Church of England priest. He is Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, London. He was the Archdeacon of Germany and Northern Europe, an archdeaconry in the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe of the Church of England, from 2005 to 2008. As a residentiary canon of St Paul's Cathedral he carries particular responsibility for the educational work and engagement with the arts in one of the most famous churches in the world. He was appointed a Deputy Priest in Ordinary to the Queen in 1996. He is a visiting lecturer in the Theology and Religious Studies Department at King's College London. A strong advocate for human rights, he is a trustee of the Civil Liberties Trust (Liberty), a patron of the Tell MAMA project and an ambassador for the charity Stop Hate UK. In 2016, he was awarded one of the first National Hate Crime Awards for Community Volunteer Upstander.
Oakley was born on 28 September 1968 in Shrewsbury and was educated at Shrewsbury School and King's College London, before going to St Stephen's House, Oxford, where he studied for ordination in the Church of England. He was ordained a deacon (1993) and a priest (1994) by Bishop David Hope.
Oakley served as assistant curate of St John's Wood Church from 1993 to 1996. He was then asked by the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, to serve as his chaplain, which he did from 1996 to 2000. He was made a Deputy Priest in Ordinary to Queen Elizabeth II in 1996. In 2000, he became Rector of St Paul's, Covent Garden, which is also known as the "Actors' Church".
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