The Parish of Newport, Isle of Wight


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Canon Dr. Stephen Palmer

 
Born: 1947 in Lowestoft. Fourth generation fishing family

Married: Christine (Nursery Nurse)

Children: Nathan (m. Kim; daughter Darcey; son Hugo) Rebekah

Served in Royal Navy 1963-1971 as Radio Mechanican

Served as Royal Naval Reserve Chaplain 1979-1991

Ordained: 1974 in Portsmouth

Rector of rural parishes in IOW 1980-1991

Rural Dean of West Wight Deanery 1998 -2001

Honorary Canon of Portsmouth Cathedral since 1990

Rector of the Falkland Islands 1991-1996

Vicar of Christ Church Portsdown Hill 1996-2001

Vicar of Newport since 2001

The Bishop of Portsmouth’s advisor of ecology/environment since 1999

Fellow of the Linnaean Society (FLS)

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)

Ph.D Portsmouth University 2004

Qualified Master Beekeeper

Click here to read PhD thesis, Far from Moderate