The Rt Rev and Rt Hon the Lord Carey of Clifton, PC

The Rt Rev and Rt Hon the Lord Carey of Clifton, PC's Biography

Forename(s)
George Leonard Carey
Sex
Male
Decorations
PC (1991)
Date of Birth
13/11/1935
Foretitle(s)
Baron (Life Peer UK 2002), of Clifton in the City and County of Bristol;
Surname
CAREY OF CLIFTON
Style
The Rt Rev and Rt Hon the Lord Carey of Clifton, PC
Recreations
walking, reading, music, family life

The Rt Rev and Rt Hon the Lord Carey of Clifton, PC's Professional Career

Career
Nat Serv 1954-56, served Egypt, Shaibah Iraq; curate St Mary's Islington 1962-66; lectr: Oakhill Theol Coll London 1966-70, St John's Theol Coll Notts 1970-75; vicar St Nicholas's Church Durham 1975-82, princ Trinity Coll Bristol 1982-87; bishop of Bath and Wells 1987-91, archbishop of Canterbury 1991-2002; memb House of Lords 1991-; presentation fell KCL 1996; memb Cncl Bath Int Art Festival, patron and pres of many organizations; Freeman: City of Wells 1990, City of Canterbury 1992, City of London 1997; Hon DD: Univ of Kent, Univ of Durham, Univ of Bath, Univ of Nottingham, Open Univ, City Univ, Notre Dame Univ USA, Sewanee Univ USA, Southwest Univ USA; distinguished fell Library of Congress Washington DC

The Rt Rev and Rt Hon the Lord Carey of Clifton, PC's Publications

Books and Publications
I Believe in Man (1975), God Incarnate (1976), The Great Acquittal (1980), The Church in The Market Place (1984), The Meeting of The Waters (1985), The Gate of Glory (1986, updated and reissued 1992), The Message of the Bible (1986), The Great God Robbery (1989), I Believe (1991), Sharing a Vision (1993), Spiritual Journey (1994), My Journey, Your Journey (1996), Canterbury Letters to the Future (1998), Jesus (2000), Know the Truth (autobiography, 2004)

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