Nicholas John Willoughby Barker (born 12 December 1949) is a British

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priest. He was the Archdeacon of Auckland in the Diocese of Durham from 2007 until his retirement on 31 July 2017. Barker was educated at Sedbergh School and

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. After studying for ordination at

Trinity College, Bristol Trinity College, Bristol is an evangelical Anglican theological college located in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, England. It offers a range of full-time and part-time taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses which are validated by the University o ...

he was a

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at St Mary, Watford from 1977 to 1980. After that he was

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of St James & Emmanuel,

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from 1980 to 1986 then

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, St George, Kidderminster from 1986 to 2007. He is also Priest in charge of

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1949 births Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford Alumni of Trinity College, Bristol People educated at Sedbergh School Archdeacons of Auckland Living people {{York-archdeacon-stub