1. Ray Pentland is a retired military chaplain, having served as Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force and head of its Chaplains Branch from 2009 to 2014.
13 Facts About Ray Pentland
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Ray Pentland attended the William Booth Memorial Training College from 1977.
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Ray Pentland served in number of inner city locations throughout the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1986.
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In 1986, Ray Pentland left The Salvation Army to enter St John's College, Nottingham and train for ordination into the Church of England.
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Ray Pentland was ordained a deacon in 1988, in Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire.
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Ray Pentland then became Assistant Curate of St Jude's Church, Mapperley, Nottingham.
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In 1990, Ray Pentland attended the Specialist Entrant and Re-entrant Course at RAF Cranwell.
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Ray Pentland transferred from a short service commission to a permanent commission on 1 November 1993.
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Ray Pentland was member of the House of Clergy in the General Synod of the Church of England from 2005 to 2014.
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Ray Pentland was made an Honorary Canon of Lincoln Cathedral.
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Ray Pentland retired in 2014, and was succeeded as Chaplain-in-Chief by Jonathan Chaffey.
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Ray Pentland continues his link with the military, having transferred his commission from the RAF to the Royal Auxiliary Air Force on 24 November 2014 in the rank of air commodore, and later as acting air vice-marshal.
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Ray Pentland has held permission to officiate in the Diocese of Lichfield since 2021, and in the Diocese of London since 2024.