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New
Canon for the Abbey

H.M. The Queen has approved the appointment of the Reverend
Professor Nicholas Sagovsky as a Residentiary Canon at
Westminster Abbey.

The appointment was announced to the press at 11am on
Thursday 9 October. The Dean welcomed the news: “We are
delighted with this appointment and look forward to Professor
Sagovsky and his family joining us in the New Year.”

Professor Sagovsky has been Professor of Theology and
Public life at Liverpool Hope University College since 2002.
He is the author of many books and articles on a wide range of
subjects, in particular ecumenism, theology and justice and
19th and 20th century theology.

Married to Ruth, an NHS Consultant Psychiatrist, they have
one son and one daughter. He lists his recreations as rough
gardening and other Northumbrian pursuits!

Before Liverpool, Professor Sagovsky was Curate at St
Gabriel’s Church, Heaton, Newcastle from 1974 to 1977 and
temporary Curate at Cambridge Great St Mary with St Michael
during 1981. He was Vice-Principal and Director of Studies,
Edinburgh Theological College and from 1986 to 1997, Fellow,
Dean and Director of Studies in Theology, Clare College,
Cambridge. From 1997 to 2002 he was William Leech Professorial
Research Fellow in Applied Christian Theology at Newcastle
University.

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