Andrew Proud
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The Right Reverend Andrew Proud |
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| area Bishop of Reading | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | 2011–present |
| Other posts | area Bishop of the Horn of Africa (2007–2011) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
1980 (deacon); 1981 (priest) by John Trillo (deacon); Roderic Coote (priest) |
| Consecration |
late April 2007 by see below |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1954 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Tidmarsh, Berkshire |
| Spouse | (m. 1977) |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater |
King's College London School of Oriental and African Studies |
Andrew John Proud (born 27 March 1954) is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current area Bishop of Reading in the Church of England (Diocese of Oxford). He was formerly the area bishop for the Horn of Africa in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East (Diocese of Egypt).
Proud was born on 27 March 1954. He graduated from King's College London's Theological Department in 1979 with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and an Associateship of King's College (AKC), then trained for ministry at Lincoln Theological College for a year. Proud undertook a Master of Arts (MA) degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London from 2001 to 2002.
Proud was made a deacon at Petertide 1980 (29 June), by John Trillo, Bishop of Chelmsford, at Chelmsford Cathedral, and began his ministry with a three-year curacy at St Mary's, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. At Petertide 1981 (28 June) he was ordained a priest by Roderic Coote, Bishop of Colchester, at St Andrew's, Halstead. In 1983, he became Team Vicar of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, until 1990, when he moved to Bishop's Hatfield, where he was an assistant priest in the team ministry until 1992. From that point until 2001, he was Rector at St Mary's, East Barnet, Greater London before he returned to university for postgraduate study.
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