Roger Royle
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The Reverend Canon Roger Royle |
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| Born |
Roger Michael Royle 30 January 1939 Cardiff, Wales |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | St Edmund's School |
| Alma mater |
King's College London St Boniface Missionary College, Warminster |
| Occupation | Clergyman and broadcaster |
| Known for | Presenting Sunday Half Hour on BBC Radio 2 (1991–2007) |
Roger Michael Royle (born 30 January 1939, Cardiff) is an Anglican priest and broadcaster. He has been most well known for presenting Sunday Half Hour on BBC Radio 2.
Royle was born on 30 January 1939 in Cardiff, Wales. His father, Reginald, was vicar of St. Saviours church in Splott, Cardiff. His father died when Royle was 14 months old, and the family then moved to the Penylan area of the city.
Royle was educated at Marlborough Road and Roath Park primary schools in Cardiff. He then continued his education in England, attending St Edmund's School, then an all-boys independent school in Canterbury, Kent that was run by the Clergy Orphan Corporation. He studied theology at King's College London, graduating with an Associateship of King's College (AKC) qualification (equivalent to an ordinary degree) in 1961. He then undertook a year of training at St Boniface Missionary College, Warminster, in preparation for ordination.
Royle was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1962 and as a priest in 1963. From 1962 to 1965, he served his curacy at St Mary's Church, Portsea, Portsmouth in the Diocese of Portsmouth. Then, from 1965 to 1968, he served as senior curate at St Peter's Church, Morden, London, in the diocese of Southwark. Following his curacies, he moved to Southwark Cathedral where he served as Succentor for the next three years.
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