Robert Willis (priest)
Robert Willis | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Canterbury | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Canterbury |
| In office | 1 July 2001 – 16 May 2022 |
| Predecessor | John Simpson |
| Successor | David Monteith |
| Other post | Dean of Hereford (1992–2000) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1972 (deacon) 1973 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Andrew Willis 17 May 1947 |
| Died | 22 October 2024 (aged 77) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Partner | Fletcher Banner (2000–2024) |
| Occupation | Theologian |
| Education | Kingswood Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick Worcester College, Oxford |
Robert Andrew Willis, KStJ DL (17 May 1947 – 22 October 2024) was an English Anglican priest, theologian, chaplain and hymn writer.
Willis served as Dean of Canterbury from 2001 to 2022 and previously as Dean of Hereford between 1992 and 2000. In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, after public worship was suspended, Willis received media attention for his popular daily video broadcasts of Morning Prayer from the deanery garden at Canterbury Cathedral.