[2][3] He studied medieval English at Cardiff University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1996.
[2] From 2002 to 2006, he served his curacy in the parish of St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
[3] He was additionally area dean of Westminster Paddington from 2016 to 2021 and acting Archdeacon of Charing Cross from 2017 to 2019.
[2][7] The Bishop of Oswestry is also the provincial episcopal visitor for traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parishes (i.e. those who reject the ordination of women as priests and bishops) in the thirteen dioceses of the western half of the Province of Canterbury.
[1] Thomas became chairman of Forward in Faith on Saint Andrew's Day, 30 November 2023.