From ACNS-The legal adviser to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and Provincial Registrar for the Archbishop of Canterbury has been appointed as a Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II.
Canon John Rees said he was delighted to receive the accolade which is awarded for long and distinguished service as a member of UK clergy.
"It is a great honour to be appointed as one of Her Majesty The Queen’s Chaplains," he said. "The role is largely honorary, but I hope it will increase the opportunities I have from time to time to emphasise the importance of the Anglican Communion, and the immensely valuable work done by Anglican Churches around the world’.
Canon Rees is currently Registrar for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Diocesan Registrar for Oxford, Legal Adviser to the ACC (since 1995) and Senior Partner of Winckworth Sherwood – Vice-Chair of the Legal Advisory Commission of the C of E, an honorary Provincial Canon of Canterbury Cathedral.
More here-
http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2014/03/england-anglican-legal-advisor-named-queens-chaplain.aspx
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