Simon Godfrey was an

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priest who became a member of the Roman Catholic Church in September 2024. Canon Godfrey served as the Chancellor of St Paul's Pro-Cathedral in

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between 2009 and 2022.

Biography

Simon Godfrey was born in

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and educated in Devon at Homelands School and Britannia Royal Naval College. He studied Theology at

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. During this time he served on the Parochial Church Council of

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church in London. He also was Head Server at

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. He served his Curacy at the church of St Peter and Paul in

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before taking his first post as Rector of St Margaret's church in

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. In 1989 he became Vicar of

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and rector of Northampton in 1998. He remained in this position until January 18, 2009 when he was appointed as Chancellor of

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succeeding Canon Tom Mendel. One of his major achievements since becoming chancellor was the restoration of the historic organ of St Paul's dating from 1694."St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral organ restored"
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, 28 July 2014. Retrieved on 07 April 2017.

References

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