Paul Donald Bryer (21 June 1958 – October 2023) was the

Archdeacon of Cornwall The Archdeacon of Cornwall is a senior cleric in the Church of England Diocese of Truro and one of two archdeacons in the diocese. History and composition The archdeaconry of Cornwall was created in the Diocese of Exeter in the late 11th centu ...

in the

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from September 2019 until his death in October 2023.

Biography

Paul Donald Bryer was born on 21 June 1958. He was educated at

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and

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in 1990. His first post was a

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. He was the

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then of

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before his appointment as archdeacon in 2013 following his predecessor's appointment to Bishop of Blackburn. Bryer became

(in the

) in 2019: he was collated 1 September 2019. He also served as Acting Archdeacon of Bodmin from 1 March 2021. Bryer's death was announced on 16 October 2023. He was 65.Archdeacon of Cornwall dies aged 65
BBC News

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bryer, Paul Donald 1958 births 2023 deaths Alumni of the University of Sussex Archdeacons of Dorking Archdeacons of Cornwall Archdeacons of Bodmin