Luke Irvine-Capel previously served as Archdeacon of Chichester in the Diocese of Chichester.
14 Facts About Luke Irvine-Capel
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Luke Irvine-Capel was educated at Greyfriars, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts in 2001.
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Luke Irvine-Capel trained for the priesthood at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, and undertook further studies at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Master of Arts degree.
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Luke Irvine-Capel's son was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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Luke Irvine-Capel was ordained in the Church in Wales by David Thomas, Provincial Assistant Bishop, the Church's bishop specially appointed to minister to those who cannot accept the ordination of women: he was made deacon at Petertide 2000 and ordained priest the Petertide next.
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Luke Irvine-Capel served his curacy at Abertillery, Cwmtillery, and Six Bells until 2001, then Minor Canon Precentor at Newport Cathedral until 2003.
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In 2003, Luke Irvine-Capel moved to become Rector of Cranford in the Diocese of London, Church of England.
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Luke Irvine-Capel took up the post of Vicar of St Gabriel's, Warwick Square in Pimlico in 2008.
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Luke Irvine-Capel moved to East Sussex in 2013, where he served as incumbent of Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea until 2019.
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Luke Irvine-Capel was additionally Priest-in-Charge of Hastings from 2017.
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Whilst serving as a parish priest in both the Diocese of London and the Diocese of Chichester, Luke Irvine-Capel served on many diocesan boards and committees.
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Luke Irvine-Capel was collated as archdeacon and installed a canon at Chichester Cathedral on 9 May 2019.
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Luke Irvine-Capel is a member of the Society of the Holy Cross, a society of male Anglo-Catholic priests who live under a common rule of life that informs their priestly ministry and charism.
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On 10 December 2024, the Church of England announced that Luke Irvine-Capel had been appointed to be the next Bishop of Richborough, a suffragan bishop in the Province of Canterbury, providing Alternative Episcopal Oversight to traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parishes in the eastern side of the province that reject the ordination of women.