Kenneth Joseph Riley,
OBE (born 25 June 1940) was the
Dean of Manchester
The Dean of Manchester is based in Manchester, England and is the head of the Chapter of Manchester Cathedral. The current dean is Rogers Govender MBE.
List of deans
*1840–1847 William Herbert
*1847–1872 George Bowers
*1872–1883 Benj ...
in the last decade of the 20th century and the first of the 21st.
Born on 25 June 1940, he was educated at
Aberystwyth University and
Linacre College, Oxford
Linacre College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the UK whose members comprise approximately 50 fellows and 550 postgraduate students.
Linacre is a diverse college in terms of both the international composition of its me ...
. He was
ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform ...
in 1965 and began his ministry as a
curate at Emmanuel Church,
Fazakerley
Fazakerley is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 16,786.
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Fazakerley is in north Liverpool; neighbouring dist ...
. After this he was
chaplain at Brasted Place College, then
Oundle School
Oundle School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) for pupils 11–18 situated in the market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. The school has been governed by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City ...
and finally
Liverpool University
, mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning
, established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...
. From 1987 to 1993 he was
precentor
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at
Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool, and the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. It may be referred to as the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool (as recorded in th ...
when he was elevated to the
deanery. He was appointed an OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours List and retired in 2005.
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1940 births
Living people
People educated at Oundle School
Alumni of Aberystwyth University
Alumni of Linacre College, Oxford
Deans of Manchester
Officers of the Order of the British Empire