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13 Facts About Duncan Dormor

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Duncan James Dormor was born on 27 February 1967 and is a priest in the Church of England.

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Duncan Dormor was Dean of St John's College, Cambridge, from 2002 to 2017.

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Duncan Dormor is married to Professor Catherine Dormor, Head of the School of Art, University of Westminster.

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Duncan Dormor trained for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon studying for Theology at Magdalen College, Oxford, and was ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1995 and as a priest in 1996.

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Duncan Dormor served as a curate at St Peter's Collegiate Church in the Parish of Central Wolverhampton within the Diocese of Lichfield from 1995 to 1998.

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Duncan Dormor served as Chaplain of St John's College, Cambridge, from 1998 to 2002, when he was appointed Dean of Chapel.

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Duncan Dormor served 15 years as Dean and was succeeded by the Rev'd Canon Mark Oakley in 2018.

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From 2011 to 2015, Duncan Dormor served as the elected President of the College.

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Duncan Dormor was a Trustee of the Churches Conservation Trust from 2013 to 2019.

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In 2018, Duncan Dormor was appointed General Secretary of USPG, succeeding Janette O'Neill who retired after serving six years in the role.

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Duncan Dormor was commissioned by the Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury at a service at Lambeth Palace on 12 February 2019.

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Duncan Dormor is a Trustee of the Anglican Communion Fund and the Overseas Bishoprics Fund, as well as the Society for Advancing the Christian Faith.

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Duncan Dormor is on the Editorial Board of Modern Believing, the journal of Modern Church.