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British Methodist Minister and military chaplain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael David Parker KHC is a British Methodist minister and military chaplain. He is the current Chaplain-General to His Majesty's Land Forces.
Michael Parker | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands | Royal Army Chaplains' Department |
Battles/wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Parker was born in Cornwall, England. He studied theology at the University of Birmingham and trained for ordination at The Queen's Foundation, an ecumenical theological college. Having been ordained as a Methodist minister, he worked in the Colchester Circuit for four years.[1]
On 8 May 2000, Parker was commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, British Army, as a Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (equivalent in rank to captain).[2] He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class (equivalent to major) on 8 May 2006,[3] and to Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class (equivalent to lieutenant colonel) on 23 April 2012.[4] He served as chaplain to 4th Regiment Royal Artillery; 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment; 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers; 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers; and 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment.[5] He undertook operational tours to Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.[6]
He attended the Advanced Command and Staff Course in 2013.[5] He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class (equivalent to Colonel) on 30 June 2017 with seniority in that rank from the same date.[7] He then served as assistant chaplain general of the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division.[8]
Parker was appointed Deputy Chaplain-General to the Army in September 2020 and Chaplain-General to Her Majesty's Land Forces on 8 May 2022.[9][10] On 4 May 2023, he was made a Sarum Canon (i.e. honorary canon) of Salisbury Cathedral.[8][11]
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