▁Sain ts ▁Church , ▁Hol ling bourne ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Can ter bury . ▁He ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁Michael ▁Ram sey ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Professor ▁of ▁App lied ▁The ology . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Gill ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁Can on ▁The olog ian ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Tr inity , ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kent ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Emer it us ▁Professor . ▁He ▁has ▁held ▁permission ▁to ▁offici ate ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁Act ing ▁Dean ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁View s ▁Gill ▁has ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁partial - dec riminal isation ▁of ▁assist ed ▁suic ide ▁so ▁that ▁people ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁helping ▁end ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁their ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁relatives , ▁stating ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁that ▁" There ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁strong ▁comp ass ion ate ▁case ▁for ▁volunt ary ▁e uth anas ia ". ▁In ▁a ▁submission ▁to ▁the ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁supports ▁a ▁grad ual ist ▁approach ▁to ▁abort ions ▁in ▁that ▁early ▁abort ions ▁are ▁prefer able ▁to ▁late ▁abort ions