Philip Hesketh

Born in 1964 at Southport, Lancashire, the son of Ronald Hesketh, a kinsman of the Hesketh-Fleetwood baronets, and Jacquline née Matthew, he was brought up on the Isle of Man, and educated at St Ninian's High School, Douglas. In 1983, he moved to London and matriculated into King's College London to study divinity. He graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC) qualification. In 1992, he entered Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry. During this time he also undertook postgraduate research at KCL, taking a doctorate of Philosophy (PhD, Londin) in 1984. ==Ordained ministry==

Hesketh was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1994 then priest in 1995. On 26 February 2016, it was announced that he would be the next Dean of Rochester. He was installed as Dean at Rochester Cathedral during a service on 19 June 2016. ==Personal life==

In 1989, Hesketh is married Sugina Kamalagharan, a medical doctor; together they have four children. ==Honours==

Hesketh was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Kent in 2019, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Canterbury Christ Church University in 2023. ==Styles==

• The Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh (1994–2005) • The Reverend Canon Dr Philip Hesketh (2005–2016) • The Very Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh (2016–2019) • The Very Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh (2019–) ==See also==