Paul Wright (born 12 February 1954) is a British retired Anglican priest who served as the Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley (in the Church of England Diocese of Rochester), 2003[1]–2022.
[6] He married Jill Rayner in 1981 and they have three children; Wright became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in 2016.
[6] Wright became Vicar of Gillingham, Kent (St Augustine) in 1985, until his move to Crayford in 1990, where he served as Rector until 1999: while there, he was additionally Rural Dean of Erith (1993–1997) and an honorary canon of Rochester Cathedral since 1998.
In that role, he has also additionally been Bishop's Adviser for Inter-Faith Concerns (2011–2015), priest-in-charge of Bromley Common (2012–2015)[6] and of St Augustine, Slade Green (2016–2019).
[2] Wright retired effective 31 March 2022;[10] a farewell service was held at Rochester Cathedral on 20 February 2022.