Andy Bowerman (born July 1967) is a British

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priest. Since 2022, he has served as Dean of Bradford.

Life and career

Bowerman was born in July 1967. In the mid-1990s he lived with his wife Ali in

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supporting refugees and those vulnerable to

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, while also supporting

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. On his return to the

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, he worked for a national disability charity. He was ordained in

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in 2002 after serving as a curate at St Augustine's, Undercliffe, and also served as a mission priest in the city. He served as the chaplain to

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between 2004 and 2009, and ran the Vicar's Café Bistro in

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. He then became team rector of Wareham in

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, and subsequently served as executive director of the Anglican Alliance, while also ministering to parishes in

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. He also served for eleven seasons as chaplain to

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In 2018, he took up a position in

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in the

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, as a licensed priest of the

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and as the South Asia Regional Director of the

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. After being appointed Dean of Bradford, he was installed as Dean on 19 June 2022.

Personal life

As of 2022, Bowerman is married to Ali, with four children and one grandson; they have also fostered twenty

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowerman, Andy 1967 births Living people Provosts and Deans of Bradford