Kenneth Joseph Riley | |
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Dean of Manchester | |
In office 1993–2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 June 1940 |
Nationality | British |
Kenneth Joseph Riley, OBE (born 25 June 1940) was the Dean of Manchester in the last decade of the 20th century and the first of the 21st.[2]
Born on 25 June 1940, he was educated at Aberystwyth University and Linacre College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1965 and began his ministry as a curate at Emmanuel Church, Fazakerley.[3] After this he was chaplain at Brasted Place College,[4] then Oundle School and finally Liverpool University. From 1987 to 1993 he was precentor at Liverpool Cathedral when he was elevated to the deanery.[5] He was appointed an OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours List and retired in 2005.[6]