Robert Willis (priest)
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The Very Reverend Robert Willis DL |
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| Dean of Canterbury | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Canterbury |
| Appointed | 2001 |
| Installed | July 2001 |
| Predecessor | John Simpson |
| Other posts | Dean of Hereford (1992 to 2000) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1972 (deacon) 1973 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Robert Andrew Willis |
| Born | 17 May 1947 |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | Kingswood Grammar School |
| Alma mater |
University of Warwick Worcester College, Oxford |
Robert Andrew Willis, DL (born 17 May 1947) is an Anglican priest, theologian, chaplain and music composer. He has been Dean of Canterbury since 2001. He was previously a chaplain and vicar before serving as the Dean of Hereford between 1992 and 2000.
Willis was born on 17 May 1947. He was educated at Kingswood Grammar School in Kingswood, near Bristol. He studied at Warwick University, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA). He then studied for ordination at Cuddesdon, and completed a Diploma in Theology (DipTh) at Worcester College, Oxford.
Willis was ordained into the Church of England as deacon in 1972 and as priest in 1973. He served his curacy at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury from 1972 to 1975. From 1975 to 1978 he was a vicar choral of Salisbury Cathedral and chaplain of Salisbury Cathedral School. From 1978 to 1987 he was Team Rector of Tisbury, Wiltshire, and served as chaplain of Cranborne Chase School and RAF Chilmark.
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