Anthony Priddis

The Right Reverend
Anthony Priddis
MA(Cantab) MA(Oxon) DipTheol[1]
Bishop of Hereford
Diocese Diocese of Hereford
Installed 2004
Term ended 2013 (retirement)
Predecessor John Oliver
Successor Richard Frith
Other posts Bishop of Warwick
1996–2004
Orders
Ordination 1972
Consecration 3 July 1996[2]
Personal details
Born (1948-03-15) 15 March 1948
Denomination Anglican
Residence The Palace, Hereford
Spouse Kathy[3]
Children 3[4]
Alma mater Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Anthony Martin Priddis (born 15 March 1948)[5] was the Bishop of Hereford in the Church of England from 2004 to 2013.

Ministry

Ordination

Priddis was ordained in 1972 and began his ordained ministry as a deacon in New Addington, Surrey.

Diocese of Oxford

In 1975 Priddis moved to High Wycombe in the Diocese of Oxford and held a number of positions, including St John's High Wycombe and St Mary's Amersham.

Bishop of Warwick

Priddis became the Bishop of Warwick in the Diocese of Coventry in 1996.

Bishop of Hereford

Priddis was appointed the Bishop of Hereford in the Diocese of Hereford in March 2004. The appointment was the first time a bishop had been appointed by the Church of England following external advertising.[6] He retired on 24 September 2013.[7]

In April 2007, Priddis was in the news as having vetoed the appointment of a practising homosexual youth officer who then brought Employment Tribunal proceedings against him claiming unlawful discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.[8] The youth officer was not in a sexual relationship but could not assure Priddis that he would remain celibate. The proceedings were successful and Priddis was found to have acted unlawfully by discriminating against the youth officer because of his sexuality. Although English law refers to "orientation", the EU interprets orientation to also include behaviour.[9][10][11] The diocese failed to agree a settlement and in February 2008 was ordered by the Employment Tribunal to pay the youth worker over £47,000 in compensation.[12] The Employment Tribunal also said that it expected Priddis to undergo equal opportunities training.[12] Priddis was subsequently named "Bigot of the Year" by the gay equality group Stonewall.[13]

Priddis previously attracted attention in the media for ordaining a transsexual woman to the priesthood in 2005, a decision that he defended against criticism from the Evangelical Alliance.[14]

Personal life

Priddis and his wife Kathy have three children.[4]

Styles

References

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Clive Handford
Bishop of Warwick
1996–2004
Succeeded by
John Stroyan
Preceded by
John Oliver
Bishop of Hereford
2004—2013
Succeeded by
Richard Frith (announced)
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