Paul Stewart Williamson was born on November 1948 and is a retired Anglo-Catholic priest in the Church of England.
11 Facts About Paul Williamson
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Paul Williamson has brought a number of high-profile and controversial civil suits in English courts over matters of Anglican faith and practice, including the ordination of women to the priesthood, the legality of the marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and has challenged the retirement age of 70 within the Church of England.
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Paul Williamson studied theology at King's College London, and graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree and the Associateship of King's College.
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Paul Williamson was an honorary curate of St John the Divine, Kennington between 1976 and 1977.
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Paul Williamson served as a curate at Holy Trinity with St Mary, Hoxton from 1978 to 1983, at All Saints, Margaret Street from 1983 to 1984, and at St Mary's, Willesden from 1984 to 1985.
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Paul Williamson is a member of the Society of Mary.
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Paul Williamson is a well-known opponent of the ordination of women to the priesthood.
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In 2005, Paul Williamson protested against the legality of the marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
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In 2011, with others, Paul Williamson challenged a major grant by the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament to the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.
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On 26 January 2015, Paul Williamson interrupted the consecration service for the Church of England's first woman to become a bishop, Libby Lane, at York Minster.
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Paul Williamson's objection was responded to by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York and the service continued.