Edward Dowler

Archdeacon of Hastings

Robert Edward Mackenzie Dowler (born 1967)[1] is a British Anglican priest. Since September 2016, he has been the Archdeacon of Hastings in the Church of England.[2]

Early life and education

Dowler was born on 28 December 1967 in Highgate, London, England.[3][4] He was educated at Harrow School, an all-boys independent boarding school in London.[3] He studied at Christ Church, Oxford (BA, 1989), Selwyn College, Cambridge (BA, 1993), Westcott House, Cambridge and Durham University (PhD, 2007).[5] His doctoral thesis was titled "Songs of love: a pastoral reading of St Augustine of Hippo's Enarrations in Psalmos", and his supervisors were Graham Gould and Carol Harrison.[6]

Ordained ministry

Dowler was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1994 and as a priest in 1995.[1] After curacies in London including at Christ Church, Southgate he was on the staff of St Stephen's House, Oxford from 2001 until 2009; then Vicar of Clay Hill until his appointment as archdeacon.[7] He has served as the Archdeacon of Hastings in the Diocese of Chichester since 2016.[8] He additionally became priest-in-charge of St John the Evangelist, Crowborough in 2020.[9]

On 14 May 2024, it was announced that he would be the next Dean of Chichester.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Robert Edward Mackenzie Dowler". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Chichester Anglican". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Dowler, Ven. Dr (Robert) Edward (Mackenzie), (born 1967), Archdeacon of Hastings, since 2016". Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ "The Ven Dr (Robert) Edward Mackenzie DOWLER". The Church of England Year Book. Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ ‘DOWLER, Ven. Dr (Robert) Edward (Mackenzie)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  6. ^ Dowler, Robert Edward Mackenzie (2006). Songs of love: a pastoral reading of St Augustine of Hippo's Enarrations in Psalmos (PhD thesis). Durham University. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Hastings Observer". Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Appointment of Dean of Chichester: 14 May 2024". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Robert Edward Mackenzie Dowler". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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