▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁New castle . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Associ ate ▁Dean ▁of ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁The ology ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁senior ▁lect urer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Gill ▁was ▁appointed ▁William ▁Le ech ▁Research ▁Professor / Pro f essor ial ▁Fellow ▁in ▁App lied ▁The ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁priest - in - charge ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁and ▁All ▁Sou ls , ▁Cold stream ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kent ▁having ▁been ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁Michael ▁Ram sey ▁Professor ▁of ▁Modern ▁The ology . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Provin cial ▁Can on ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁C athedral ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury ' s ▁Medical ▁Eth ics ▁Ad vis ory ▁Group ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁the ological ▁consult ant ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Lamb eth ▁Conference . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁addition ally ▁an ▁honor ary ▁priest - in - charge ▁of ▁All