Mark Beach
| The Revd Mark Beach BA MA DMin | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Rochester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| In office | 2012–2015 |
| Predecessor | Adrian Newman |
| Successor | Philip Hesketh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 53–54) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Annabel |
| Children | 1 daughter |
Mark Howard Francis Beach (born 1962) is a priest of the Church of England. He was the Dean of Rochester Cathedral from 2012 to January 2015.[1]
Early life and education
Beach grew up in Staffordshire.[2] He studied theology at the University of Kent for his BA degree in 1980[3] and completed an MA degree in mission and ministry studies at Nottingham University in 1995.[3] At King's College London he completed a University of London doctorate in ministry (DMin) in 2011.[3][1]
Ordained ministry
Beach trained for ordained ministry at St Stephen's House from 1985 to 1987.[3] His curacy was at Hucknall Torkard in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. He then moved to the parish of Gedling, a few miles away in the same diocese, as rector from 1993 to 2001.[1] He was the bishop's chaplain in the Diocese of Wakefield from 2001 to 2003 before going to Rugby, Warwickshire, as a team rector.[1] He left Rugby in 2012 to take up the appointment of Dean of Rochester.[1][4] In January 2015 it was announced that he had resigned from this position because of issues regarding his marriage break-up.[5]
Post resignation
In late January the Bishop of Rochester announced that "[Beach] is taking on a new role outside ordained ministry, and has been appointed to the post of director of the Blackfriars Settlement."[6]
Styles
- Mr Mark Beach (until 1987)
- The Revd Mark Beach (1987–2012; 2015–present)
- The Very Revd Mark Beach (2012–2015)
Notes
References
- Beach, Mark (2012), Mark Beach, LinkedIn Corporation, retrieved 2013-02-21
- Clarke, Sarah (2012-02-06), "Mark Beach is new Dean of Rochester", KentOnline, KM Group, retrieved 2015-07-29
- Dean & Chapter of Rochester (2013), Who's Who at the Cathedral, retrieved 2013-04-04
- HM Government (2012-02-06), Dean of Rochester, retrieved 2013-02-21
- Hunter, Chris (2015-01-25), "Dean of Rochester Cathedral, Dr Mark Beach, has resigned", KentOnline, KM group, retrieved 2015-07-29
- London SE1 website team (2015-01-28), "Mark Beach: from cathedral dean to Blackfriars Settlement director", londonse1 community website, Bankside Press, retrieved 2015-07-29