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Paul Wright
British Anglican priest and chaplain

Paul Wright

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British Anglican priest and chaplain
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Place of birth
Winstanley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Age
58 years
Education
University of Liverpool
Cardiff University
University of Central Lancashire
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Biography

Paul Stephen Wright (born 26 December 1966) is a British Anglican priest and chaplain. Since 2015, he has served as Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal and Deputy Clerk of the Closet: as such, he is the only full-time clerical member of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. Prior to his royal service, he was ordained in the Church of England and served in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department. His last post before leaving he military was as Chaplain of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Early life and education

Wright was born on 26 December 1966 in Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England. He studied at Lancashire Polytechnic, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1988. From 1990 to 1993, he trained for Holy Orders at Westcott House, Cambridge, a Liberal Catholic theological college. He undertook further studies at the University of Liverpool, completing a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1996, and at Cardiff University, completing a Master of Theology (MTh) degree in 2011.

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Early ministry

Wright was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994. From 1993 to 1996, he served his curacy at Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland in the Diocese of Liverpool.

Military service

He was commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains Department in 1994. He has served with the Royal Artillery, the Army Foundation College, the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, the Queen's Dragoon Guards, the 2nd Infantry Brigade. In 2003 he served in Iraq and at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe in Belgium, while in 2005 he served in Bosnia and Kosovo as Senior Chaplain of the European Union Force.

In 2010, Wright was posted as Senior Chaplain of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Gloucester and the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul. He was appointed as the Chaplain of the Royal Military Academy in 2012. He retired from the army on 1 January 2015.

Royal service

In January 2015, Wright was installed as Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal during a service at the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace, in succession to Bill Scott. As Sub-Dean, he is also Deputy Clerk of the Closet, Sub-Almoner, and Domestic Chaplain to the Queen. The Deputy Clerk is the only full-time clerical member of the Ecclesiastical Household.

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