Robert Wright (priest, born 1949)


Robert Wright

Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons
ChurchChurch of England
SeeRoyal Peculiar
In office1998 to 2010
PredecessorDonald Gray
SuccessorRose Hudson-Wilkin
Other post(s)Canon of Westminster Abbey (1998–2010)
Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey (2005–2010)
Archdeacon of Westminster (2009–2010)
Orders
Ordination1973 (deacon)
1974 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Anthony Robert Wright

1949 (age 74–75)
Alma materLanchester Polytechnic
St Stephen's House, Oxford

Anthony Robert Wright, LVO (born 1949) is a retired Church of England priest. He served as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons from 1998 to 2010. From 2005 to 2010, he was also Sub-Dean and a canon of Westminster Abbey, and Archdeacon of Westminster. In 2010, he retired and was appointed canon emeritus.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Wright, Rev. Canon (Anthony) Robert". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 22 November 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Hough, Andrew; Savill, Richard (27 June 2010). "Row over appointment of female cleric as Commons chaplain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 November 2014.