The Archdeacon, Fr Ray Thompson, and the parish send their heartfelt congratulations to our Rector, Bishop Damien Mead, who has had conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, (Hon.DD.) by the Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Christian University, in Miami, Florida, USA. The degree is awarded in recognition of his achievements within Christian ministry with the Anglican Catholic Church and specifically since his consecration to the episcopacy. The University is in partnership with the Victoria College of Music, London, of which Bishop Damien is a Fellow.