Anthony J. Carr
Encyclopedia
The Right Revd. Dr. Anthony J. Carr (born 1932, Birmingham
, England
) is a British nurse and clergyman.
Carr was born in Birmingham
, England
, the eldest of three boys. Leaving school at 14 years and poorly educated, he began working life in a factory later becoming a ward orderly
in Selly Oak Hospital at 18 years after becoming a conscientious objector
.
He entered general nurse training
at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, at the age of eighteen (18) becoming a Registered Nurse in 1954. He successively held the posts of: district nurse
, assistant matron, area officer of the Royal College of Nursing
and Principal of the William Rathbone Staff College, Liverpool.
He followed this by the appointment as Chief Nursing Officer
over nine hospitals in the Wirral, Cheshire
. He ended this part of his career by becoming Chief Nursing Officer over 17 hospitals and the community nursing services in the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne for twelve years. During that time he was also a pastoral elder of the Assemblies of God Church Bethshan in the city.
Anthony became chairman of two important working parties at the department of health. In 1975 he chaired a working party of the Education and Training of SRN/RGN in District Nursing and later chaired another group on the Education and Training of the Enrolled Nurse in the Community. Action on the former report resulted in district nurse training being moved to colleges of further and higher education and paved the way for the present degree in district nursing. For this work he was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing
.
He was one of four members of a committee (Cumberledge) set up by the Secretary of State for Health
in 1985 to review the Community Nursing Services in England
becoming ordained first in the Elim Pentecostal Church and then an accredited minister in the Free Methodist Church of North America. He obtained a bachelors degree in Theology
in 1998 through Regents Theological College and Manchester University and the degrees of Master of Religious Arts in Applied Theology and Doctor of Sacred Literature in 2006.
On 5 April 2009 Anthony was ordained into the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches which is an Anglicanand Celtic Communion by the Most Rev. Dr. Charles Travis, Archbishop of St. Chad's in the Province of St. Peter's.
On 26 July 2009 the Church known as Wren's Chapel was re-dedicated as Wren's Cathedral and the Order of St. Leonard was established. Carr was installed as Arch presbyter and Canon to the Ordinary by the first bishop Right Revd. Dr. David E. Carr. Finally, Anthony was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Wren's Cathedral and Suffragan Bishop of Wroxall Abbey on 20 June 2010.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) is a British nurse and clergyman.
Carr was born in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the eldest of three boys. Leaving school at 14 years and poorly educated, he began working life in a factory later becoming a ward orderly
Orderly
A medical orderly , is a hospital attendant whose job consists of assisting medical and/or nursing staff with various nursing and/or medical interventions. These duties are classified as routine tasks involving no risk for the patient.- Job details :Orderlies are often utilized in various hospital...
in Selly Oak Hospital at 18 years after becoming a conscientious objector
Conscientious objector
A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion....
.
He entered general nurse training
Nurse education
Nurse education consists in the theorical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals. This education is provided to nursing students by experienced nurses and other medical professionals who have qualified or...
at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, at the age of eighteen (18) becoming a Registered Nurse in 1954. He successively held the posts of: district nurse
District nurse
District Nurses are senior nurses who manage care within the community, leading teams of community nurses and support workers. Typically much of their work involves visiting house-bound patients to provide advice and care, for example, palliative care, wound management, catheter and continence...
, assistant matron, area officer of the Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
and Principal of the William Rathbone Staff College, Liverpool.
He followed this by the appointment as Chief Nursing Officer
Nursing management
Nursing management is performing leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. It includes processes common to all management like planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling...
over nine hospitals in the Wirral, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. He ended this part of his career by becoming Chief Nursing Officer over 17 hospitals and the community nursing services in the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne for twelve years. During that time he was also a pastoral elder of the Assemblies of God Church Bethshan in the city.
Anthony became chairman of two important working parties at the department of health. In 1975 he chaired a working party of the Education and Training of SRN/RGN in District Nursing and later chaired another group on the Education and Training of the Enrolled Nurse in the Community. Action on the former report resulted in district nurse training being moved to colleges of further and higher education and paved the way for the present degree in district nursing. For this work he was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
.
He was one of four members of a committee (Cumberledge) set up by the Secretary of State for Health
Secretary of State for Health
Secretary of State for Health is a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of Health.The first Boards of Health were created by Orders in Council dated 21 June, 14 November, and 21 November 1831. In 1848 a General Board of Health was created with the First Commissioner of Woods and...
in 1985 to review the Community Nursing Services in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Minister
In 1990 he took up another career as a minister in a Christian churchChristian Church
The Christian Church is the assembly or association of followers of Jesus Christ. The Greek term ἐκκλησία that in its appearances in the New Testament is usually translated as "church" basically means "assembly"...
becoming ordained first in the Elim Pentecostal Church and then an accredited minister in the Free Methodist Church of North America. He obtained a bachelors degree in Theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
in 1998 through Regents Theological College and Manchester University and the degrees of Master of Religious Arts in Applied Theology and Doctor of Sacred Literature in 2006.
On 5 April 2009 Anthony was ordained into the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches which is an Anglicanand Celtic Communion by the Most Rev. Dr. Charles Travis, Archbishop of St. Chad's in the Province of St. Peter's.
On 26 July 2009 the Church known as Wren's Chapel was re-dedicated as Wren's Cathedral and the Order of St. Leonard was established. Carr was installed as Arch presbyter and Canon to the Ordinary by the first bishop Right Revd. Dr. David E. Carr. Finally, Anthony was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Wren's Cathedral and Suffragan Bishop of Wroxall Abbey on 20 June 2010.