Cathedral Staff

Please see below for the contact details for our staff team.

The Very Revd Andy Bowerman

The Very Revd Andy Bowerman

Dean of Bradford

Revd Pete Gunstone

Revd Pete Gunstone

Minor Canon for Worship and Nurture

Canon Ned Lunn

Canon Ned Lunn

Canon for Intercultural Mission and the Arts

Andy McCarthy

Andy McCarthy

Chief Operating Officer

Jasmin Brearton

Jasmin Brearton

EA to Chief Operating Officer & Director of Finance

Simon Dennis

Simon Dennis

Director of Finance

Graham Thorpe

Graham Thorpe

Organist & Director of Music

Anthony Gray

Anthony Gray

Sub-Organist & Assistant Director of Music

Anne Hilton

Anne Hilton

Choir Matron

Daisy Widdicombe

Daisy Widdicombe

Music Education Officer

Julie Bowyer

Julie Bowyer

Secretary

Maggie Myers

Maggie Myers

Director of Education and Visitors

Diane Hadwen

Diane Hadwen

Education Assistant

Bisi Phillips

Bisi Phillips

Finance Officer

Philip Lickley

Philip Lickley

Events and Marketing Officer

Lydia Rose

Lydia Rose

Events and Marketing Assistant

Duncan Milwain

Duncan Milwain

Assistant Curate

Angelique Glata

Angelique Glata

Administration Officer (Governance)

Liz Purchase

Liz Purchase

Head of Fundraising

Verger Team

Sam Fletcher Dip.G.V(Hons)

Sam Fletcher Dip.G.V(Hons)

Head Verger

Ian Price

Ian Price

Assistant Verger

Neil Holmes

Neil Holmes

Events & Facilities Assistant

Dave Robinson

Assistant Verger

Andrew Mooring

Volunteer Verger

What are the duties of a Verger?

During the service itself, a verger’s main duty is ceremonially to precede the religious participants as they move about the church; he or she does not typically take any speaking part in the service itself. It could be argued that a verger’s main pride during a service lies in his or her inconspicuousness; vergers often play a very prominent role “behind the scenes” — helping to plan the logistical details of service and discreetly shepherding the clergy through it. (In some churches these latter duties are handled by a Master of Ceremonies, while the verger functions as a sort of marshal in the procession.)

At Bradford, in addition to the normal liturgical duties, our vergers also look after the sound desk and security at services and other Cathedral events.

Bradford Cathedral currently has a Head Verger, four assistant Vergers and a number of volunteer vergers.  We are, however, always on the lookout for additional volunteer vergers who would be willing to share the load.

Lay Clerks

Carole Clarke

Carole Clarke

Section Lead and Alto Lay Clerk

Robert Webb

Robert Webb

Section Lead and Bass Lay Clerk

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