Simon Godfrey is an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest who served as the Chancellor of St Paul's Pro-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta between 2009 and 2022.

Biography

Simon Godfrey was born in London and educated in Devon at Homelands School and Britannia Royal Naval College. He studied Theology at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

. During this time he served on the Parochial Church Council of St Magnus-the-Martyr church in London. He also was Head Server at Westminster Abbey. He served his Curacy at the church of St Peter and Paul in Kettering, Northamptonshire before taking his first post as Rector of St Margaret's church in

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. In 1989 he became Vicar of All Saints' Church, Northampton and rector of Northampton in 1998. He remained in this position until January 18, 2009 when he was appointed as Chancellor of

St Paul's Pro-Cathedral St Paul's Pro-Cathedral (Malti: ''Il-Pro-Katridral ta' San Pawl''), officially The Pro-Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Paul, is an Anglican pro-cathedral of the Diocese in Europe situated in Independence Square, Valletta, Malta. A "pro-ca ...

in Valletta succeeding Canon Tom Mendel. One of his major achievements since becoming chancellor was the restoration of the historic organ of St Paul's dating from 1694."St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral organ restored"
'' The Malta Independent'', Malta, 28 July 2014. Retrieved on 07 April 2017.

References

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