Nicholas James Quested Drayson (born 1953) is an English-born Anglican bishop. Beginning in 2011, he was the

bishop of Northern Argentina The Anglican Church of South America () is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion that covers six dioceses in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Formed in 1981, the province has 35,000 members. The ...

, and from 2021 until his retirement from both posts in May 2023, he was the presiding bishop of the

Anglican Church of South America The Anglican Church of South America () is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion that covers six dioceses in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Formed in 1981, the province has 35,000 members. The ...

Biography

Drayson was educated at

Keble College, Oxford Keble College () is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, University Museum a ...

and

Wycliffe Hall, Oxford Wycliffe Hall () is a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford affiliated with the Church of England, specialising in philosophy, theology, and religion. It is named after the Bible translator and reformer John Wycliffe, who was mas ...

. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1979. Drayson began his career with the

South American Mission Society The society was founded at Brighton in 1844 as the Patagonian Missionary Society, sometime referred to as the Patagonian Mission. Captain Allen Gardiner, R.N., was the first secretary. The name was retained for twenty years, when South American ...

(SAMS) as a missionary to Argentina's indigenous people—in particular, the Chorote people of northeastern Argentina. Drayson completed the translation of the New Testament into Chorote in 2007. In addition to his work in Latin America, Drayson also served in

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and at

Beverley Minster Beverley Minster, otherwise known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one-thir ...

. In 2009, Drayson was elected suffragan bishop of Northern Argentina. He was installed as diocesan bishop in 2011. In 2021, Drayson was elected presiding bishop of the Anglican Church of South America. He served until retiring amid health concerns in May 2023.

Personal life

Drayson is married to Catherine Le Tissier. They have two adult children. Following his retirement, Drayson became incumbent of Castel Parish Church in

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References

1953 births Alumni of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Living people Anglican bishops of Northern Argentina 21st-century Anglican bishops in South America {{Argentina-reli-bio-stub