Jeremy Sheehy

Jeremy Patrick Sheehy (born 31 October 1956) is a British Anglican priest and academic. Since 2006, he has served as rector of St Peter's Church, Swinton and Pendlebury, in the Diocese of Manchester. He was previously a parish priest in the Diocese of Birmingham and the Diocese of Chelmsford, dean of divinity at New College, Oxford (1984–1990), and principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford (1996–2006).

Early life and education Sheehy was born on 31 October 1956. He was educated at Trinity School of John Whitgift (an all-boys private school in the London Borough of Croydon), Bristol Grammar School (then a direct grant grammar school in Bristol) at King Edward's School, Birmingham (an all-boys independent school in Birmingham graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1978: as per tradition, his BA was promoted in 1981 to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree.

Ordained ministry Sheehy was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1981 and as a priest in 1982. He also served as chair of the Oxford Partnership for Theological Education and Training (OPTET) between 1999 and 2001:

In 2006, after ten years heading the college, Sheehy was appointed team rector of St Peter's Church, Swinton and Pendlebury, in the Diocese of Manchester. Since 2008, he has also been an examining chaplain to the Bishop of Manchester and teaches doctrine at the All Saints Centre for Mission and Ministry, a part-time training course covering the North-West, Isle of Man and East Midlands. From 2011 to 2013, he was additionally the Area Dean of Eccles. He is regional vicar for the North of England and Scotland Region of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC).

Honours In 2004, Sheehy was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DDhc) by the Graduate Theological Foundation. In 2009, he was awarded a DDhc degree by Nashotah House in Wisconsin.