Colin Semper

Colin Douglas Semper (born 5 February 1938^[1]) is a retired Anglican priest.

Semper was educated at Lincoln Grammar School and Keble College, Oxford and ordained in 1963.^[2] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at Holy Trinity with St Mary in Guildford.^[3] He was Recruitment and Selection Secretary for the Advisory Council for the Church’s Ministry until 1969 when he became Head of Religious Programmes for BBC Radio and Deputy Head of Religious Broadcasting for the BBC, positions he held for 13 years. He then became Provost of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, Coventry.^[4] and after that Treasurer of Westminster Abbey. In retirement he continued to serve as a non-stipendiary priest at St Mary’s Frensham.^[5]

Notes

↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ Church website
↑ The Times, 19 July 1982, p10, "Latest appointments"
↑ List of clergy

Church of England titles
Preceded by Harold Claude Noel Wiliams	Provost of Coventry Cathedral 1982–1987	Succeeded by John Fitzmaurice Petty

Provosts and Deans of Coventry

Provosts	Cyril Morton Richard Howard Harold Williams Colin Semper John Petty

Deans	John Petty Stuart Beake John Irvine Tim Pullen John Witcombe

Diocese of Coventry

Coventry Cathedral Coventry Blitz The Bishop's House, Coventry Cathedral and Diocesan Office, Coventry St Mary's Priory and Cathedral

Office holders	Christopher Cocksworth, Bishop of Coventry John Stroyan, Bishop suffragan of Warwick AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry Morris Rodham, Archdeacon Missioner John Green, Archdeacon Pastor

Historic offices	Provost of Coventry (1931–2000; see Dean of Coventry) Archdeacon of Warwick (1918–2009; replaced by Archdeacon Missioner) Archdeacon of Coventry (12th century–2012; replaced by Archdeacon Pastor)

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