Paul Avis

Paul Avis
Born
Paul David Loup Avis

(1947-07-21) 21 July 1947 (age 77)
Walthamstow, England
Spouse
Susan J. Haywood
(m. 1970)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
Church
Ordained
  • ? (Free Church presbyter)
  • 1975 (Church of England deacon)
  • 1976 (Church of England priest)
Scholarly background
Alma materUniversity of London
Scholarly work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-discipline
Main interests

Paul David Loup Avis (/ˈvɪs/;[1] born 1947) is an English Anglican priest, theologian, and ecumenist. He was General Secretary of the Church of England's Council for Christian Unity from 1998 to 2011, theological consultant to the Anglican Communion Office, London, from 2011 to 2012, and Canon Theologian of Exeter Cathedral from 2008 to 2013. He was honorary professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University 2017–2021 and is currently Honorary Professor in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh (2022-). At the University of Exeter he was visiting professor of theology from 2009 to 2017 and subsequently honorary research fellow until 2021.[2] He is the editor of the series Anglican-Episcopal Theology and History, also published by Brill. Avis was also a chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, 2008–2017.

  1. ^ Paul Avis, Vincent Ifeme, Vimal Tirimanna (Official Ecumenical Dialogues).
  2. ^ "Dr Paul Avis| Theology and Religion| University of Exeter". humanities.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2019.