Summary
Former Anglican canon Robin Ward, who served as principal of St. Stephen’s House in Oxford for 19 years, has been received into the Catholic Church at St. Michael’s Benedictine Abbey by its abbot, Dom Cuthbert Brogan O.S.B. Ward announced his reception on social media and expressed gratitude to those who had prayed for him during his journey. A prominent Anglo-Catholic clergyman and scholar, Ward studied medieval English at Magdalen College in Oxford before becoming a vicar at St. Stephen’s House from 1988 to 1991. He later earned a doctorate from King’s College London with a dissertation on “The Schism at Antioch in the Fourth Century.” In 2006, Ward was appointed principal of St. Stephen’s House and has been involved in various parishes as an assistant curate, parish vicar, chaplain for a health service trust, and represented Rochester Cathedral in the General Synod. Ward’s reception into the Catholic Church comes after his extensive work within the Anglo-Catholic tradition and intellectual and pastoral life at St. Stephen’s House, which has played a significant role in shaping Anglican worship and spirituality.
Key Topics
Church of England, Canon Robin Ward, Farnborough Abbey
