Simon Godfrey was born in
London and educated in Devon at Homelands School and Britannia Royal Naval College. He studied Theology at
King's College London. During this time he served on the Parochial Church Council of
St Magnus-the-Martyr church in London. He also was Head Server at
Westminster Abbey. He served his Curacy at the church of St Peter and Paul in
Kettering,
Northamptonshire before taking his first post as Rector of St Margaret's church in
Crick, Northamptonshire. In 1989 he became Vicar of
All Saints' Church, Northampton and rector of Northampton in 1998. He remained in this position until January 18, 2009 when he was appointed as Chancellor of
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral in
Valletta succeeding Canon Tom Mendel. One of his major achievements since becoming chancellor was the restoration of the historic organ of St Paul's dating from 1694. ==References==