Colin Podmore

Colin John Podmore (born 22 February 1960) is a Cornish ecclesiastical historian and a senior layperson in the Church of England. Between April 2013 and February 2020 he was the director of Forward in Faith, a traditionalist Anglo-Catholic organization within the church. He was previously the secretary of the House of Clergy of the General Synod (2002–2011) and clerk to the General Synod (2011–2013).

Early life and education Podmore was born on 22 February 1960 in Redruth, Cornwall. His thesis was subsequently published.

Honours In 2002, Podmore was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS). In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Church of England. He is president of the Society for the Maintenance of the Faith, an Anglo-Catholic organization coordinating patronage in the Church of England.

Selected works

(based on the author's D.Phil. thesis)

Prayers to Remember (Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd, 2001)