Gavin Reid

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Gavin Reid

BA(Hons)
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Bishop of Maidstone
Diocese	Diocese of Canterbury
In office	1992–2001
Predecessor	David Smith
Successor	Graham Cray
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in St Edmundsbury & Ipswich (2008–present); Consultant Missioner, CPAS (1990–1992)
Orders
Ordination	1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest)
Consecration	1992
Personal details
Born	24 May 1934 (age 90)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Arthur and Jean Guthrie
Spouse	Mary Smith (m. 1959)
Children	Two sons, one daughter
Profession	Author
Alma mater	London (Queen Mary and King's)

Gavin Hunter Reid OBE (born 24 May 1934) was the Bishop of Maidstone from 1992 until 2001.^[1] Primary school : part educated at Blackheath and Kidbrooke C of E school.

Reid was educated at The John Roan School in Greenwich and King's College London. Ordained deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961,^[2] after a curacy at St Paul's East Ham^[3] he served in a succession of administrative posts for the Church Pastoral Aid Society before his ordination to the episcopate. He is a prolific author and his works include The Gagging of God (1969), A New Happiness (1974), To Reach a Nation (1987), Our Place in his Story (1994) and To Canterbury with Love.^[1] He was awarded the OBE in 1999^[4] for his contribution to the Millennium celebrations. He retired^[5] to Beccles in 2001 and is an assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Reid, Rt Rev. Gavin Hunter", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 [1], accessed 9 July 2012
^ Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
^ "Parish details". Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
^ OBE award
^ Succession details Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Daily Telegraph, p. 30, 17 November 2008.

Church of England titles
Preceded by David Smith	Bishop of Maidstone 1992–2001	Succeeded by Graham Cray

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[ww-1] "Reid, Rt Rev. Gavin Hunter", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 [1], accessed 9 July 2012

[2] Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6

[3] "Parish details". Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.

[4] OBE award

[5] Succession details Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Daily Telegraph, p. 30, 17 November 2008.

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