FC, Paulo di Canio. In March 2015, it was announced that he would be retiring from full-time ministry. He led his final service as Dean on 27 September 2015. He officially retired on 31 December 2015. As Dean of Durham, he was an ex officio a governor of Durham University. Until June 2016 he was also rector (titular head) of St Chad's College, Durham. In early 2016 prior to the UK referendum on membership of the European Union, he launched "Christians for Europe" advocating the UK's continued membership of the EU from a Christian perspective. Personal life Sadgrove is married and has four children; three daughters and a son. His wife is a psychotherapist. He lives in Northumberland where he continues to be engaged in theological writing and speaking, church matters, European issues, arts and heritage, and the culture of North East England. He blogs regularly on a variety of subjects. On 9 June 2011, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of County Durham, a title he relinquished on leaving the County on his retirement. Selected works Sadgrove, Michael (1995). A picture of faith: a meditation on the imagery of Christ in glory. Kevin Mayhew. Sadgrove, Michael (2006). The Eight Words of Jesus in the Passion according to St John. London: SPCK. . Sadgrove, Michael (2015). Christ in a Choppie Box: sermons from North East England. Sacristy Press. . References 1950 births Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Living people Deans of Durham Provosts and Deans of Sheffield Deputy Lieutenants of Durham 20th-century English Anglican priests 21st-century English Anglican priests People educated at University College School Academics of Sarum College Alumni of Trinity College, Bristol