Degrees Awarded

One of the powers which the Archbishop has by virtue of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 is the power to award degrees. Although these are commonly termed “Lambeth Degrees”, the Archbishop is not a university and the degrees he awards are full degrees of the Realm.

The degrees are normally awarded to those who have distinguished themselves in the service of the Christian Church, but a number of Master of Arts degrees and Doctorates are awarded after examination. Some of the degrees awarded in recent years are shown below.

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – Dr Stephen John Duckett

14 September 2022 

Stephen John Duckett Bec MHA, PhD, DBA, DSc, FASSA, FAHMS, FAICD due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – The Reverend Peter Charles Jones

14 September 2022

Peter Charles Jones clerk, BA, MA, PGCE, MRIPH due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved.

Doctor of Divinity – The Most Reverend Dr Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon

 6 August 2022

Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon B.A, M.A, Ph.D, D.Min in recognition of his major theological contribution to the Anglican communion and inter-faith relations

Doctor of Civil Law – Canon Vivian John Howard Rees

29 November 2021

Vivian John Howard Rees clerk, LLB, MA, MPhil in recognition of your distinguished contributions to the life of the church at parochial, diocesan, provincial, national and international levels as Registrar of the diocese of Oxford and of the Province of Canterbury, legal adviser to the Anglican Consultative Council and convenor of the legal advisors’ network

Doctor of Divinity – Eeva Maria Margareta John

16 September 2021

Eeva Maria Margareta John BA (Hons) Ma, DPhil, DpTheol, MA in recognition of your extraordinary and novel creative contribution to the Church of England and also to the wider discipline of practical theology

Doctor of Divinity – The Right Reverend Dr Christopher John Cocksworth

16 September 2021

Christopher John Cocksworth B.A, PhD, Hon D.D., PGCE in recognition of his work of leadership in pastoral theology and capacity to produce a huge contribution to the global church out of a diversity of disciplines

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – The Reverend Michael Hopkins

27 September 2021

Michael Hopkins Bsc, BTh, MPhil, PGCE due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – Mark David Laynesmith

23 September 2019

Mark David Laynesmith Clerk, BA, MA, Dil.Theol due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – Canon Paul Rhys Williams

27 September 2021

Paul Rhys Williams clerk, M.Theol, FCMS, CStJ, due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Master of Philosophy by Thesis – The Revd Dr Malcolm Torry

31 August 2018

Malcolm Norman Alfred Torry, Clerk, BA, BSc, BD, MTh, MSc, PhD, CertTheol due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved.

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – The Revd Dr Nicholas Fisher

31 August 2018

The Revd Dr Nicholas Fisher Nicholas Fisher, Clerk, BA, MLitt, MA, PhD due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved.

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – Dr Paul Severn

29 July 2016

Paul Michael Severn, MA, PGCE, MEd, PhD due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – The Revd Robert Chapman

3 September 2015

Robert Bertram Chapman, Clerk, BA, due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – The Revd Antony Hodgson

3 September 2015

Antony Robert Chadwick Hodgson, Clerk, MA, MPhil, AKC due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – The Revd Lyndon Shakespeare

3 September 2015

Lyndon Charles Shakespeare, Clerk, BA, MDiv due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – The Revd Luke Penkett

30 September 2014

Luke Penkett, Clerk, MA, BD, BMus, PhD, FTCL, LGSM, LRAM due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Philosophy by Thesis – The Revd James Wellington

30 September 2014

James Frederick Wellington, Clerk, LLB, MA, MPhil, due examination having been made as to his proficiency in the study of Theology and his dissertation on the aforesaid subject having been approved

Doctor of Divinity – The Rt Revd Christopher Hill

25 November 2013

Christopher John Hill, Bishop, BD, AKC, MTh, in recognition of his long and distinguished ministry serving the ecumenical commitment of the Church of England, both academically and through various ecumenical organisations