Tim Stratford


Timothy Richard Stratford is an Anglican priest and author.
Born in Liverpool, Stratford was educated at Knowsley Hey School; the University of Leicester;and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1986, and priest in 1987. After curacies in Mossley Hill and St Helens he was chaplain to David Sheppard, Bishop of Liverpool from 1991 to 1994. He was vicar of West Derby from 1994 to 2003; and Team Rector of Kirkby from 2003 to 2012. He was Archdeacon of Leicester from 2012 until his installation as Dean of Chester on 8 September 2018.