1. Early life and education

2. Ordained ministry
    Church of England  Roman Catholic Church 

3. Personal life

4. References

Simon Alexander Ronald Beveridge (born 1961) is Roman Catholic priest. He was formerly an Anglican clergyman and Royal Navy chaplain. He was one of the handful of Commando trained chaplains. He has also competed in amateur horse racing, thus earning the nickname "The Galloping Padre".

Early life and education

Beveridge was born in 1961. He studied at the University of Nottingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1984. From 1984 to 1987, he trained for Holy Orders at Chichester Theological College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college.^[1]

Ordained ministry

Church of England

Beveridge was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1987 and as a priest in 1988.^[1] He was the vicar of Marydown^[2] until 1993, when he joined the Royal Navy, passing his commando course in the same year. He subsequently served with 42 Commando Royal Marines^[3] and served on operations in Sierra Leone.^[4][6]

Beveridge is also known as the "Galloping Padre" since he learned to ride (at Mr Frost's Yard at Buckfastleigh) whilst serving with the Royal Marines at CTCRM Lympstone in 2004. While serving in HMS Bulwark in 2005 he took the Amateur National Hunt Jockey's course at the British Racing School in Newmarket and gained his Category 'A' racing licence.^[5] In December 2007 he became the first priest to win a point-to-point with a 50-1 victory at Wadebridge.^[6] In 2008, aged 46, and whilst chaplain at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, he represented the Navy at the Grand Military Cup and became the first Navy chaplain to ride at Sandown, though he unfortunately fell on the last circuit after being intercepted by a riderless horse.^[7]

He was an early advocate of the Royal Navy/Royal Marines Trauma Risk Management project (TRIM) and used the technique when, as chaplain to Commando Helicopter Force, a helicopter crashed on the flight deck of RFA Argus, injuring three men, one very gravely.^[8]

Roman Catholic Church

On 17 June 2017, Beveridge was ordained as a deacon of the Roman Catholic Church by Robert Byrne, Auxiliary Bishop for Birmingham. Beveridge serves the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in Scotland.^[9] He was ordained to the priesthood by William Nolan, Bishop of Galloway, on 14 December 2017.^[10]

Personal life

Fr. Beveridge and his wife Sarah have two children and lived in Devon before moving to Wigtownshire, in Galloway, Scotland.^[7]

References

• Equestrian at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
• Equestrian at the 2014 South American Games
• Equestrian at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
• Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Individual dressage
• Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Individual eventing
• Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Individual jumping
• Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
• Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Team dressage
• Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Team eventing
• Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Team jumping
• Equestrian at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
• Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage
• Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing
• Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping
• Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
• Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Team dressage
• Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Team eventing
• Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Team jumping
• Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Equestrian at the Summer Paralympics
• Equestrian Center
• Equestrian center
• Equestrian Centre