| 词条 | Robert Willis (priest) |
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| type = Priest | honorific-prefix = The Very Reverend | name = Robert Willis | honorific-suffix = DL | title = Dean of Canterbury | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | church = Church of England | archdiocese = | province = Province of Canterbury | metropolis = | diocese = Diocese of Canterbury | see = | term = 1 July 2001{{snd}}present | predecessor = John Simpson | successor = | other_post = Dean of Hereford (1992–2000) | ordination = 1972 (deacon) 1973 (priest) | ordained_by = | consecration = | consecrated_by = | birth_name = Robert Andrew Willis | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|5|17|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | buried = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = | religion = Anglicanism | residence = | parents = | spouse = | children = | occupation = | profession = | education = Kingswood Grammar School | alma_mater = University of Warwick Worcester College, Oxford }} Robert Andrew Willis, DL (born 17 May 1947) is an Anglican priest, theologian, chaplain and music composer.[1] He has been Dean of Canterbury since 2001. He was previously a chaplain and vicar before serving as the Dean of Hereford between 1992 and 2000. Early lifeWillis was born on 17 May 1947. He was educated at Kingswood Grammar School in Kingswood, near Bristol. He studied at Warwick University, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA).[2] He then studied for ordination at Cuddesdon,[3] and completed a Diploma in Theology (DipTh) at Worcester College, Oxford.[2] Ordained ministryWillis was ordained into the Church of England as deacon in 1972 and as priest in 1973. He served his curacy at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury from 1972 to 1975.[2] From 1975 to 1978 he was a vicar choral of Salisbury Cathedral and chaplain of Salisbury Cathedral School.[6] From 1978 to 1987 he was Team Rector of Tisbury, Wiltshire, and served as chaplain of Cranborne Chase School and RAF Chilmark.[2] In 1987, he became Vicar of Sherborne Abbey, a former cathedral and abbey in Dorset.[6] In addition, he was chaplain to Sherborne School for Girls. He was appointed canon and prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral in 1988. He served as rural dean of Sherborne between 1991 and 1992.[2] In November 1992, he was instituted Dean of Hereford,[4] primes inter pares (first among equals) of the governing body of Hereford Cathedral.[2] In addition, he was Priest-in-Charge of St John's Church, Hereford.[12] In 2001, he was appointed the Dean of Canterbury.[5] He was installed on 1 July 2001,[6] thereby becoming the 39th Dean of Canterbury since the Reformation.[15] In 1995, he became a member of the General Synod of the Church of England.[7] In 1999, he was elected Chairman of the Deans' and Provosts' Conference.[8][5] He continued as chairman of its successor, the Deans' Conference, when it was created in 2002.[2][9] MusicWillis is an accomplished pianist and opera enthusiast as well as the writer of several hymns. These include "The Kingdom is upon you" and "Let us light a candle".[5] HonoursIn 2001, Willis was appointed a Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John (CStJ).[10] In 2009, he was promoted to Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John (KStJ); the order does not grant the use of the prefix "Sir".[11] In 2011, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the County of Kent.[3] He was awarded the Cross of St Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2012.[2] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree by Yale University in 2009.[2][7] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) degree by the University of Kent in November 2011.[12] References1. ^www.churchmusicians.org 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|title=Robert Andrew WILLIS|url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/6934/Robert-Andrew-WILLIS|website=People of Today|publisher=Debrett's|accessdate=15 December 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20141217151443/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/6934/Robert-Andrew-WILLIS|archivedate=17 December 2014|df=dmy-all}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Robert Willis|url=http://www.englishcathedrals.co.uk/about-us/executive-members/robert-willis/|website=About Us|publisher=Association of English Cathedrals|accessdate=15 December 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216023529/http://www.englishcathedrals.co.uk/about-us/executive-members/robert-willis/|archivedate=16 December 2014|df=dmy-all}} 4. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=SJKaw6iaRggC&pg=PA186&lpg=PA186 "Hereford Cathedral: a history", G. E. Aylmer and John Eric Tiller] 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last1=Duke|first1=Alan|title=Hereford Dean comes to Canterbury|url=http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2001/02/hereford-dean-comes-to-canterbury.aspx|accessdate=15 December 2014|work=Anglican Communion News Service|date=26 February 2001}} 6. ^Whitstable Choral Society – Honorary Patron (Accessed 5 January 2013) 7. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=The Dean|url=http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/community/who-does-what/chapter-members/|website=Chapter members|publisher=Canterbury Cathedral|accessdate=15 December 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=WILLIS, Robert Andrew|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40124|website=Who's Who 2012|publisher=A & C Black}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Deans’ Conference|url=http://www.englishcathedrals.co.uk/about-us/cathedral-networks/deans-conference/|website=About Us|publisher=Association of English Cathedrals|accessdate=15 December 2014}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=Order of St John|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-56212-1004|accessdate=15 December 2014|work=The London Gazette|issue=56212|date=22 May 2001}} In 2004 he was made an honorary fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University 11. ^{{cite news|title=Order of St John|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-59254-984394|accessdate=15 December 2014|work=The London Gazette|issue=59254|date=27 November 2009}} 12. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=The Very Reverend Dr Robert Willis|url=http://www.kent.ac.uk/congregations/honorary-grads/archive/2011/robertwillis.html|publisher=University of Kent|accessdate=15 December 2014|date=31 January 2014}} External links
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