Brian Kenneth Russell (born 1 August 1950) is a British

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priest. He was Archdeacon of Aston from 2005 to 2014. Russell was educated at

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, Trinity Hall Cambridge and

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. He was

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in 1976, and

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in 1977. He was

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at St Matthew, Redhill from 1976 to 1979;

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at St John,

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from 1979 to 1983;

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of Studies and

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at Lincoln Theological College from 1983 to 1986;

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to the

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for

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of the ACCM from 1986 to 1993; and the

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for

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for the Diocese of Birmingham from 1993 until his appointment as

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. Since 2014 he has been Senior Chaplain at St Edmund,

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1950 births People educated at Bristol Grammar School Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Archdeacons of Aston Living people {{Canterbury-archdeacon-20C-stub