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Archdeacons

Archdeacon of Croydon - Ven Tony Davies

Tony Davies was born in 1946 and after beginning his church life as a Roman Catholic, studied for the Anglican priesthood at St Michael & All Angels Theological College, Llandaff. He served his title in the Diocese of Durham (1973-76), before moving to Southwark as Curate and then Priest-in-Charge of Wandsworth, St Faith (1976-1981). He then moved to St John, Walworth and during his period there was Rural Dean of Southwark and Newington, before becoming an Archdeacon in 1994. Amongst his recreations, Tony Davies lists "all things Italian".

Archdeacon of Lambeth - Ven Chris Skilton

Chris Skilton was born in Uxbridge in 1955 and educated at Latymer School. He read English at Magdalene College, Cambridge and obtained a PGCE at Goldsmith's College. After studying theology at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, he was ordained Deacon in 1980. He served his title at St Mary's, Ealing and was priested in 1981. He arrived in Southwark Diocese in 1995 as Team Rector of the Sanderstead Team Ministry via service in Salisbury and Chelmsford Dioceses.

Chris is married to Barbara and they have three grown up children. In his spare time Chris is interested in gardening, cricket, recent British politics and 'The Archers'.

Archdeacon of Lewisham - Ven Christine Hardman

Christine Hardman trained for ministry on the St Albans Ministerial Training Scheme. She was made deaconess in 1984, deacon in 1987, and ordained priest in 1994. She was Tutor and Course Director on the St Albans & Oxford Ministry Course from 1988-1996, when she became Vicar of Holy Trinity Stevenage. She was appointed Rural Dean of Stevenage in 1999. She has a special interest in mission studies and the social implications of the Gospel. She is a member of the General Synod Dioceses and Pastoral Measures Review Group and has just been appointed to the Finance Committee of the Archbishops' Council

Christine holds a B.Sc. in Economics from London University and a M.Th. in Applied Theology from Westminster College, Oxford. After graduation she worked as an articled clerk and with an estate agency. She is married to Roger and they have two grown up daughters.

Archdeacon of Reigate - Ven Daniel Kajumba

Daniel Kajumba was born in 1952 in Uganda. Having been exiled to Britain during Idi Amin's regime in Uganda, he worked at different times in a factory, as an auxiliary nurse, a youth officer, deputy warden of a Christian hostel and as proprietor of a home for the elderly before training for the ministry on the Southwark Ordination Course. He was priested in 1986, serving his curacy in St Albans Diocese before returning to Uganda in 1987 where he served as a non-stipendiary minister whilst working as a senior executive in the Ugandan Government and later as the Secretary General of the Kingdom of Buganda, in what is now southern Uganda. He is married to Tina and they have two children, both at university.

Archdeacon of Southwark - Ven Michael Ipgrave

Michael Ipgrave, born in 1958, was the Inter Faith Relations Adviser to the Archbishops’ Council and Secretary of the Churches Commission on Inter Faith Relations before becoming Archdeacon of Southwark in 2004.

Prior to this his ministry had been spent mostly in the Leicester Diocese where he was Bishop's Adviser on Inter Faith Relations from 1990 - 1999, combining this with parish ministry. Michael is married to Julia and they have three grown-up sons. He has also served in parishes in Rutland and Japan.

He has written and lectured extensively on inter faith issues, Christian-Muslim relations, and religion and human rights.

Archdeacon of Wandsworth - Ven Stephen Roberts

Stephen Roberts, born in 1958, grew up in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, read Theology at King’s London and, after curacies in Sevenoaks and Trafalgar Square, came to Southwark Diocese as Vicar of St George’s, Camberwell in 1989.

Before becoming Archdeacon of Wandsworth in 2005, he was Canon Treasurer at Southwark Cathedral and Diocesan Director of Ordinands.

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