Graham Cray


Graham Alan Cray is a retired British Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Maidstone in the Diocese of Canterbury from 2001 to 2009, and was the Archbishops' Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions from 2009 to 2014.

Early life and education

Cray grew up without his mother Doris, who killed herself when he was 8 years old. Cray was educated, at Leeds University and St John's College, Nottingham.

Ordained ministry

He began his ministry as a curate at St Mark's Church, Gillingham. Cray later spent 14 years at St Michael-le-Belfry in York Fresh Expressions team. He retired from full-time ministry in 2014.
He is the Chairman of Soul Survivor.