Roger Matthew Combes (born 12 June 1947) is a retired Archdeacon of Horsham.[1]
Roger Combes | |
|---|---|
| Archdeacon of Horsham | |
 Combes visiting Sele Priory Church at Upper Beeding in 2006. | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| In office | 2003 until 2014 |
| Predecessor | William Filby |
| Successor | Fiona Windsor |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1974 (deacon) 1975 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roger Matthew Combes 12 June 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Christine Keiller |
| Alma mater | |
Birth and education
editCombes was educated at King's College London,[2] and Ridley Hall, Cambridge.[3]
Church career
editCombes was ordained in 1974 and was a curate at St Paul's Onslow Square, Holy Trinity Brompton, and Holy Sepulchre with All Saints, Cambridge.[4] He became Rector of Silverhill, East Sussex, in 1983 and was the Archdeacon of Horsham from 2003 until his retirement in 2014.[5]
Combes was associated with the running of the Iwerne camps, evangelical Christian holiday camps aimed at children from British public schools. He was one of the eight people to be circulated the Ruston Report in 1982, detailing the abuse of children at Winchester College and elsewhere by chairman of the Iwerne Trust John Smyth. Combes later stated to a 2020s Church of England Independent Review that realising the nature of the report, he chose not to read it as he felt that victims would be embarrassed if he knew the details, so did not know just how serious the allegations were until the details became public in 2017.[6][7]
Personal life
editIn 1983 he married Christine Mary Keiller.
Notes
edit- ^ Diocese of Chichester
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ http://www.chichester.anglican.org/news/2014/06/27/retirement-archdeacon-horsham/ [dead link]
- ^ Makin, Keith (18 October 2024). "Independent Learning Lessons Review - John Smyth QC" (PDF). Church of England. pp. 80–81. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Harber, Ali (January 2022). "A letter from the reviewers" (PDF). Winchester College. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
