Hayward John Osborne (born 16 September 1948) is a retired British

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priest. He was the

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from 2001 until his 2018 retirement. He was previously a

parish priest A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

in the

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, the Diocese of Worcester, and the Diocese of Birmingham.

Early life and education

Osborne was born on 16 September 1948 to Ernest and Frances Joy Osborne. He was educated at

Sevenoaks School Sevenoaks School is a highly selective coeducational independent school in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. It is the second oldest non-denominational school in the United Kingdom, dating back to 1432, only behind Oswestry (1407). Over 1,000 day pupils ...

, a

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. He studied at

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...

and

Westcott House, Cambridge Westcott House is an Anglican theological college based on Jesus Lane in the centre of the university city of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.Westcott House website, Home pag Retrieved on August 27, 2006. Its main activity is training people for ...

Ordained ministry

Osborne was

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in the

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as a

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in 1973 and as a

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in 1974. From 1973 to 1977, he served his

curacy A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

at St Peter and St Paul,

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in the

. He moved to the Diocese of Worcester where he was an assistant curate at St John the Baptist,

Halesowen Halesowen ( ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of West Midlands, England. Historically an exclave of Shropshire and, from 1844, in Worcestershire, the town is around from Birmingham city centre, and from ...

between 1977 and 1980. From 1980 to 1983, he was

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of St John's, Halesowen. Then, from 1983 to 1988, he was

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of St Barnabas,

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. In 1988, Osborne moved to the Diocese of Birmingham. He was Vicar of St Mary's Church,

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from 1988 until 2001. He was also

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from 1994 until 2001. In May 2001, he was appointed

. He was also

priest in charge A priest in charge or priest-in-charge (previously also curate-in-charge) in the Church of England is a priest in charge of a parish who is not its incumbent. Such priests are not legally responsible for the churches and glebe, but simply hold a ...

St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross St Bartholomew's Church, Allen's Cross is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. History The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 21 April 1937 by Councillor R. Canning J.P. It took its dedication from St Bartholome ...

from 2008 to 2009. From 1998 to 2015, Osborne was a member of the

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. He retired on 1 November 2018.

Personal life

In 1973, Osborne married Sandra Julie Hollander. Together they have five children; three daughters and two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Hayward 1948 births People educated at Sevenoaks School Alumni of New College, Oxford Archdeacons of Birmingham Alumni of Westcott House, Cambridge Living people Church of England priests Members of the General Synod of the Church of England