Roger Preece (born 25 September 1964) is a British Anglican priest who was the first

Archdeacon of St Helens and Warrington The archdeacons in the Diocese of Liverpool are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England in a highly irregular area surrounding the city of Liverpool. They are the archdeacons of Liverpool, of St Helens and Warrington, of Knows ...

from 2015 until 2019. After graduating from Imperial College London, Preece was in banking until 2005. After a course of study at St Stephen's House, Oxford, he was ordained in 2007. He was

curate 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 Marple then Vicar of Bowdon until his appointment as

. It was announced on 11 July 2019 that Preece would become Master of the

Royal Foundation of St Katharine The Royal Foundation of St Katherine is a religious charity based in the East End of London. The Foundation traces its origins back to the medieval church and monastic hospital St Katharine's by the Tower (full name ''Royal Hospital and Collegia ...

on 30 September (by which he vacated the archdeaconry).

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1964 births Living people English bankers Anglican archdeacons 21st-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Imperial College London Alumni of St Stephen's House, Oxford {{Christian-clergy-stub