Royden Screech
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Clive Royden Screech is the current Bishop of St Germans
in the Diocese of Truro
.
Screech was educated at Cotham Grammar School and King's College London
. He was ordained in 1976 and was a curate
at Hatcham
followed by incumbencies
at Nunhead
, Addington
and Camberwell
(where he was Rural Dean
) before his ordination to the episcopate.
Screech has been married to Angela (née Waring) since 1980 and is a keen opera fan.
Bishop of St Germans
The Bishop of St Germans is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Truro, in the Province of Canterbury, England....
in the Diocese of Truro
Diocese of Truro
The Diocese of Truro is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury.-Geography and history:The diocese's area is that of the county of Cornwall including the Isles of Scilly. It was formed on 15 December 1876 from the Archdeaconry of Cornwall in the Diocese of Exeter, it is thus one...
.
Screech was educated at Cotham Grammar School and King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. He was ordained in 1976 and was a curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at Hatcham
Hatcham
Hatcham was a manor and later chapelry in what is now London, England. It corresponds to the area around New Cross Gate station in the London Borough of Lewisham....
followed by incumbencies
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
at Nunhead
Nunhead
Nunhead is a place in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England. It is an inner-city suburb located southeast of Charing Cross. It is the location of the Nunhead Cemetery. Nunhead has traditionally been a working-class area and, with the adjacent neighbourhoods, is currently going...
, Addington
Addington
- Places :Addington as a place name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Eadda's estate'.In Australia:* Addington, VictoriaIn Canada:* Addington, Ontario* Addington County, Ontario...
and Camberwell
Camberwell
Camberwell is a district of south London, England, and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is a built-up inner city district located southeast of Charing Cross. To the west it has a boundary with the London Borough of Lambeth.-Toponymy:...
(where he was Rural Dean
Rural Dean
In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...
) before his ordination to the episcopate.
Screech has been married to Angela (née Waring) since 1980 and is a keen opera fan.
Styles
- Roy Screech Esq (1953–1976)
- The Revd Roy Screech (1976–2000)
- The Rt Revd Roy Screech (2000—present)