1 2 , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁Can on ▁The olog ian ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Tr inity , ▁Gib ral tar : ▁he ▁is ▁currently ▁its ▁Act ing ▁Dean . ▁He ▁was ▁William ▁Le ech ▁Professor ▁in ▁App lied ▁The ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle ▁( 1 9 8 8 – 1 9 9 2 ), ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁Michael ▁Ram sey ▁Professor ▁of ▁Modern ▁The ology ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁and ▁Professor ▁of ▁App lied ▁The ology ▁( 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kent . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁parish ▁priest ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Epis cop al ▁church , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc eses ▁of ▁Cov entry , ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁of ▁New castle , ▁and ▁of ▁Can ter bury . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Gill ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁West min ster ▁School , ▁an ▁all - bo ys ▁public ▁school ▁within ▁the ▁prec inct s ▁of ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey . ▁He ▁studied ▁the ology ▁and ▁trained ▁for ▁Holy ▁Or ders ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College , ▁London , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁( BD ) ▁degree ▁and ▁the ▁Associ ates hip ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College ▁( AK C ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁remained ▁at ▁King