Paul Hooper

English Clergyman

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Paul Denis Gregory Hooper (born 26 April 1952, in Winchester) was Archdeacon of Leeds[1] from 2012[2] until 30 October 2016.[3]

Hooper was educated at Eastbourne College, the University of Manchester and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He was ordained in 1982.[4]
His posts up to 2012 were

  • 1982-84: Curate St George, Leeds
  • 1984-87: Diocese of Ripon Youth Officer
  • 1987-95: Bishop's Domestic Chaplain, Diocese of Ripon
  • 1995-2009: Vicar St Mark, Harrogate
  • 2005-2009:Area Dean Harrogate
  • 2009-12: Director Clergy Development, Diocese of Ripon and Leeds

References

  1. ^ Diocese of West Yorkshire
  2. ^ ‘HOOPER, Paul Denis Gregory’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, November 2014 Accessed 3 November 2015
  3. ^ Diocese of Leeds — Archdeacon of Leeds to retire (Accessed 13 July 2016)
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
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  • diocesan Bishops of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999), of Wakefield (1888–2014) and of Bradford (1919–2014)
  • Bishop suffragan of Penrith (1888–1889; reappointed to Richmond)
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  • Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
  • Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
  • Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
  • Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
  • Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
  • Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)


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