Gavin Reid | |
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Bishop of Maidstone | |
Diocese | Diocese of Canterbury |
In office | 1992–2001 |
Predecessor | David Smith |
Successor | Graham Cray |
Other post(s) |
Honorary assistant bishop in
St Edmundsbury & Ipswich (2008–present) Consultant Missioner, CPAS (1990–1992) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest) |
Consecration | 1992 |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 May 1934 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Arthur and Jean Guthrie |
Spouse | Mary Smith (m. 1959) |
Children | Two sons, one daughter |
Profession | Author |
Alma mater | London ( Queen Mary and King's) |
Gavin Hunter Reid OBE (born 24 May 1934) was the Bishop of Maidstone from 1992 until 2001. [1] Primary school : part educated at Blackheath and Kidbrooke C of E school.
Reid was educated at The John Roan School in Greenwich and King's College London. Ordained deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961, [2] after a curacy at St Paul's East Ham [3] he served in a succession of administrative posts for the Church Pastoral Aid Society before his ordination to the episcopate. He is a prolific author and his works include The Gagging of God (1969), A New Happiness (1974), To Reach a Nation (1987), Our Place in his Story (1994) and To Canterbury with Love. [1] He was awarded the OBE in 1999 [4] for his contribution to the Millennium celebrations. He retired [5] to Beccles in 2001 and is an assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. [6]