Graham Smith (priest)

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Graham Charles Morell Smith (born 7 November 1947) is a priest in the Church of England.

Smith was educated at Whitgift School and Durham University.Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}} He was ordained in 1977 and began his ministry as a curate at All Saints', Tooting Graveney.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43038#s1 British History Online] Following this he was vicar of St Paul's Thamesmead.[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/thamesmead-st-paul-ecumenical-centre/ Ecumenical details] He was also Rural Dean of OxfordCrockford's clerical directory, 1995 (Lambeth,Church House {{ISBN|0-7151-8088-6}}) and then rector of Leeds Parish Church, a position he held until his appointment as Dean of Norwich.{{Cite web |url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page5505 |title=Official announcement |access-date=2009-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212053531/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page5505 |archive-date=2010-02-12 |url-status=dead }} Smith retired from this position on 29 September 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cathedral.org.uk/news/dean-of-norwich-to-retire-in-autumn.aspx |title=Dean of Norwich to retire in autumn |access-date=2014-02-16 |archive-date=2014-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223113401/http://www.cathedral.org.uk/news/dean-of-norwich-to-retire-in-autumn.aspx |url-status=dead }}