Andrew Foreshew-Cain

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Andrew Foreshew-Cain (right) with his partner Stephen
Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain (previously Andrew Cain) is an Anglican clergyman. He has been vicar of St Mary with All Souls, Kilburn and St James, West Hampstead since 1998.[1]

In July 2014 he married his partner Stephen Foreshew, despite the Church of England having forbidden its clergy to get married to their same-sex partners.[2]

In October 2015 he was elected to the Church's General Synod.[3]

References

  1. http://www.churchnw6.co.uk/church/whos-who/. Accessed: 2015-11-09. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6cufgSAsU)
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28256183 "Vicar marries atheist in same-sex wedding". BBC News, 10 July 2014.
  3. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11927453/Married-gay-priest-elected-to-Church-of-England-Synod.html John Bingham, "Married gay priest elected to Church of England Synod". Daily Telegraph, 12 October 2015