Tim Barker (priest)
British Anglican priest
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Timothy Reed Barker (born 18 August 1956) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2015, he has served as the Dean of Guernsey. From 2009 to 2015, he was the Archdeacon of Lincoln in the Diocese of Lincoln.[1]
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Salisbury
In office2015–present
Previous postArchdeacon of Lincoln (2009–2015)
Tim Barker | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Guernsey | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Salisbury |
| In office | 2015–present |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Lincoln (2009–2015) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1981 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1956 |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Early life and education
Tim Barker was born on 18 August 1956.[2] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Queens' College, Cambridge and Westcott House, Cambridge.
Ordained ministry
He was ordained in 1981.[3] After a curacy in Nantwich he was Vicar of Norton from 1983 to 1988; and then Runcorn until 1994. He was Chaplain to the Bishop of Chester from 1994 to 1998. In that year he became Vicar of Spalding, a post he held for 9 years.[4]
Tim Barker became Dean of Guernsey at the end of November 2015.[5]
