Arthur John Hawes (born 31 August 1943) is an

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priest who served as

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from 1995 to 2008. He was educated at

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, the University of East Anglia (BA, 1986), the University of Birmingham, and Chichester Theological College. Hawes was ordained in 1969. After a curacy in Kidderminster he was Priest in charge at Droitwich then

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of Alderford. He was the TeamRector of Gaywood from 1992 until his appointment as

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. In 2016, he was awarded the

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by the

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"for his contribution to the ministry of the Church of England, particularly in the area of mental health".

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