Meet our Clergy
The Very Revd Canon Dr Jonathan Munn, Obl/OSB
The Dean
Canon Jonathan Munn was born in Kent. He joined the ACC in 2011 and initially served as a Licenced Lay Reader. Prior to joining the ACC he had served as a Lay reader in the Church of England from 2003 until 2011. He was ordained deacon on 29th September 2012 and priest on 24th August 2013 and served his title as Curate of Our Lady of Walsingham and St Francis, Rochester, Kent. In 2014 he took over the Rochester Parish as Priest in Charge where he continued to serve until 2017 when he relocated to the North of England. Fr Munn was appointed Dean of the Northern Deanery 25th April 2022 and joined the Diocesan Board of Ministry and Education as Secretary. On 11th July 2024 the bishop appointed him Canon Theologian to the Ordinary of the Diocese of the United Kingdom. Since 2010 Fr Munn has been a Benedictine oblate.
Father Jonathan attended Warwick University where he attained his Masters and PhD in Mathematics. He holds a Doctorate in Theology from Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Christian University, in Miami, Florida, USA, and he is also a Fellow of that University. He holds a Fellowship Diploma in Theology from the Victoria College of Music in London. He has held Qualified Teacher Status since 2005.
He has interests in reading, mathematics, astronomy, theology and philosophy. He has sung in a number of choirs, plays the organ and has composed some music. His interests in Music are especially in pre-classical and renaissance music. He also has a developing online ministry with a YouTube Channel: An Anglican Catholic Priest. and also has his personal blog : O cuniculi! Ubi lexicon Latinum posui?
Fr Jonathan lives in Faversham, so fairly close to the Church and teaches in a secondary school in a nearby Town. On Sunday 27th April 2025 Canon Munn was licensed and inducted as Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Augustine of Canterbury, and took over responsibility for Parochial affairs.
The Venerable Raymond Thompson
Honorary Assistant Priest
Father Ray was received into the ACC in 2000, having been a Lay Reader in the Church of England for more than 30 years. He was ordained deacon in 2001 and priested the following year. He served as curate at Our Lady and St Francis, Rochester until becoming parish priest there in 2003, a post he held for 11 years.
In 2008 he was appointed as Dean of the Southern Deanery and in 2011 became Archdeacon. Both of these positions were retained after his retirement from parish responsibilities in 2014. He also acts as the area chaplain to the ACC Fellowship ministering to any who are unable to get to church. In 2019 the Bishop appointed him as Chairman of the Board of Ministry. In February 2022 the Bishop confirmed Fr Ray’s appointment as Diocesan Vicar General and at the same time announced he was to step down as Dean of the South.
Fr Ray spent most of his working life in the printing industry, mainly as a proof reader, and these skills are often put to good use within the Diocesan office.
Having assisted at St Augustine’s on a regular basis for several years the decision was made that he should be added to the staff in an official capacity.
Fr Ray was awarded an Honorary Masters’ Degree in Ministry from the Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Christian University, Miami, holds a Fellowship Diploma in Theology from Victoria College, London, and has also been awarded Fellowships from the Fraternity of St Cecilia, The Guild of Musicians and Singers, The Faculty of Liturgical Musicians at JHPCU, The Cotswold Society of Church Musicians, The National Federation of Church Musicians, and is an Associate of the Guild of St Teilo.
He lives on the Isle of Sheppey and has a large family with six children, six grandchildren, and a great-grandson, who help to keep him occupied!
The Right Reverend Dr Damien Mead
The Bishop
Bishop Damien was born in Kent and raised in Canterbury. He entered Christian Ministry in 1990, serving congregations in London and Whitstable before joining the Anglican Catholic Church (ACC) in January 1999. After he received ordination, sub-conditione, in the ACC in June 1999, he served as Parish Priest of Our Lady of Walsingham and St Francis of Assisi, Rochester, Kent and then, in May 2005, he established this parish in the City of Canterbury and served as Priest in Charge, and later Rector, until 27th April 2025.
In November 2001 he was appointed as Diocesan Dean, this was followed in April 2004 by his appointment as Diocesan Vicar General.
In March 2008 the Electoral Synod of the Diocese of the United Kingdom elected, the then, Father Damien to become the next Bishop of our Diocese. This election was ratified by the Metropolitan Archbishop and the College of Bishops of the Original Province around the world, and he was duly consecrated as a Bishop and appointed and enthroned as the Second Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the United Kingdom, on 20th September 2008.
Bishop Mead, as with all ACC Clergy in our Diocese is bi-vocational and non stipendiary. In his secular career he has, since August 2000, worked as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Credo Care Limited, an Independent Fostering Agency specialising in the care of children and young people with disabilities and complex medical needs. Prior to that he worked in retail and residential social work. Bishop Mead holds a Diploma in Theology and a Fellowship in Theology from Victoria College, London.
In October 2020 he had conferred upon him an Honorary Doctor of Divinity (Hon.DD) by the Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Christian University, in Miami, Florida, USA. He is a long standing member of the British Institute of Directors. He is a Life member of the Royal Society of St George, A Life Member of The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children and a Life Member of the Guild of All Souls. For 25 years he served as Chairman of the Kent Group of the Constitutional Monarchy Association, and is now Chairman of The Crown Society. He is also a Member of the Royal British legion and a Governor Member of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.
In August 2021 he was appointed an Officer in the Order of St George and was to be elevated to Knight of the Order with the investiture held in May 2022 in Rochester Cathedral.
On 23rd February 2022, Bishop Mead was recognised by Andy Beshear, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA, for his philanthropic work, especially in the provision of foster care for disabled children, and commissioned him, Honourable Damien Mead, Kentucky Colonel and aide-de-camp to the Governor.
Bishop Mead is also the 25th Lord of the Manor of Eastbourne Medsey (formerly Meades), Sussex. In this role he supports local charities and good causes in the Village of Meads and on the old manorial lands, which includes the famous Beachy Head Cliffs.
On 8th September 2022, in the morning before the announcement of the late Queen’s death, the Court of Common Council of the City of London, issued an order confirming Bishop Damien’s nomination of admittance as a Free Man of the City of London. This honourable and ancient privilege of the Freedom of the City of London was bestowed in the Court of the Chamberlain at the Guild Hall in London on Monday 9th January 2023. Bishop Damien is a Member of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London.
On 21st September 2024 Bishop Damien attended a presentation ceremony in Basel, Switzerland, where he was awarded an International Humanitarian Award from the José Rizal Heritage Fund, for the provision of fostering services to disabled children and young people and those with additional needs,.
Bishop Damien lives on the Romney Marsh in Kent and in addition to his Secular and Church work is kept busy with his two Miniature Jack Russell dogs, Daisy and Minnie, and also keeps chickens.
Laurence Mead
Senior Church Warden
An invaluable support and source of advice.
Mrs Margaret Mead
Junior Church Warden
Margaret is also responsible for the beautiful flower displays which so often adorn our sanctuary..
Nikki Thompson
Secretary
Kerry Scott
Treasurer
Kerry, who also assists with the keeping of the Diocesan Accounts, works as a self employed Bookkeeper.
Dr Roy Hipkiss
Head Server
Roy is one of the founding members of our parish. He is also our Safeguarding Officer. In his work outside church he is a Company Director and Social Worker.
