Philip John Hesketh DL (born 15 November 1964) is an Anglican clergyman.
Philip Hesketh | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Rochester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rochester |
| In office | June 2016 to present |
| Predecessor | Mark Beach |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1994 (deacon) 1995 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip John Hesketh 15 November 1964 Southport, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse |
Sugina Kamalagharan (m. 1989) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | St Ninian's High School, Douglas |
| Alma mater | King's College London Ripon College Cuddesdon |
Since June 2016, Dr Hesketh serves as the Dean of Rochester, head of the Chapter of Rochester Cathedral and the most senior priest in the diocese of Rochester.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
editBorn in 1964 at Southport, Lancashire, the son of Ronald Hesketh, a kinsman of the Hesketh-Fleetwood baronets, and Jacquline née Matthew,[2][4] he was brought up on the Isle of Man,[5] and educated at St Ninian's High School, Douglas.[4] In 1983, he moved to London and matriculated into King's College London to study divinity.[5] He graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC) qualification.[1][2] In 1992, he entered Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry.[2] During this time he also undertook postgraduate research at KCL, taking a doctorate of Philosophy (PhD, Londin) in 1984.[2]
Ordained ministry
editHesketh was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1994 then priest in 1995.[2] From 1994 to 1998, he served his curacy at Holy Cross Church, Bearsted, in the diocese of Canterbury.[1][2] Then, from 1998 to 2005, he was Vicar of St Stephen's Church, Chatham, in the diocese of Rochester.[2]
In 2005, Hesketh was appointed a Canon Residentiary of Rochester Cathedral.[1] When Dr Mark Beach resigned as Dean in January 2015, Hesketh was appointed Acting-Dean.[6] On 26 February 2016, it was announced that he would be the next Dean of Rochester.[1][7][8] He was installed as Dean at Rochester Cathedral during a service on 19 June 2016.[9]
Personal life
editIn 1989, Hesketh is married Sugina Kamalagharan, a medical doctor;[1][4][9] together they have four children.[1]
Honours
editHesketh was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Kent in 2019,[10] and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Canterbury Christ Church University in 2023.[11]
Styles
edit- The Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh (1994–2005)
- The Reverend Canon Dr Philip Hesketh (2005–2016)
- The Very Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh (2016–2019)
- The Very Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh DL (2019–)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Dean of Rochester: Philip John Hesketh". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Philip John Hesketh". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Freeman, Clare (26 February 2016). "Canon Philip Hesketh named as new Dean of Rochester Cathedral". kentonline.co.uk. Kent Online. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Hesketh, Philip John". Who's Who. Vol. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 27 January 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Who's Who at the Cathedral". rochestercathedral.org. Dean and Chapter of Rochester. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Resignations and retirements". The Church Times. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "New Dean for Rochester Cathedral". rochester.anglican.org. Diocese of Rochester. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Rochester Cathedral — New Dean (Accessed 26 February 2016)
- ^ a b "Installation of new Dean". rochestercathedral.org. Dean and Chapter of Rochester. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Lieutenancy of Kent appoints seven new deputies
- ^ www.canterbury.ac.uk