Mike Lodge

{{Short description|British Anglican priest}}

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Michael John Lodge (born 1 August 1953){{Who's Who

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}} is a retired British Anglican priest who served as Archdeacon of Southend in the Diocese of Chelmsford, 2017–[http://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/article/new-archdeacon-of-southend-appointed Chelmsford Anglican] 2021.{{Cite web|title=The Archdeacon of Southend, the Venerable Mike Lodge, announces his retirement from full time ministry|url=https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/article/the-archdeacon-of-southend-the-venerable-mike-lodge-announces-his-retiremen|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Diocese of Chelmsford|archive-date=13 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913220858/https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/article/the-archdeacon-of-southend-the-venerable-mike-lodge-announces-his-retiremen|url-status=live}}

Lodge trained for ordained ministry at Wycliffe Hall Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1989 and priest in 1990.{{Crockford

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After a curacy at Highworth he was priest in charge at St Luke's, Cheltenham. He was then team rector at Rayleigh from 2005 until his appointment as archdeacon.[http://www.leightimes.co.uk/article.cfm?id=107251&headline=Rayleigh%27s%20Team%20Rector%20appointed%20Archdeacon%20in%20Southend§ionIs=News&searchyear=2017 Leigh Times] Lodge retired during November 2021.