The Right Reverend Richard Fenwick |
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Bishop of St Helena | |
Church | Anglican Church of Southern Africa |
Diocese | Diocese of St Helena |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1969 |
Consecration | 2011 |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1943 |
Richard David Fenwick (born 3 December 1943) is an Anglican bishop and the current Bishop of St Helena.
Fewnwick was born on 3 December 1943 to Ethel May Fenwick and William Samuel Fenwick. He was educated at Glantaf School, a Welsh medium state school in Llandaff North, at Monkton House, an independent school in Cardiff, and Cantonian High School, a state school in Fairwater, Cardiff. He then studied at University of Wales, Lampeter (BA, MA, PhD), Trinity College, Dublin (B.Mus, MA), Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
Fenwick was made deacon in 1968 and ordained priest in 1969, he was conscrated bishop in 2011.
He was assistant curate at Skewen from 1968 to 1972 and at Penarth with Lavernock 1972-1974.
Fenwick moved to England and was priest-vicar, succentor and sacrist of Rochester Cathedral from 1974 to 1978. At St Paul's Cathedral he was a minor canon 1978-83, succentor 1979-83 and warden of the College of Minor Canons 1981-83. Fenwick was vicar at St Martin's Church, Ruislip 1983-90 and priest-vicar of Westminster Abbey 1983-90. At Guildford Cathedral he was canon residentiary and precentor 1990-97 and sub-dean from 1996-97;