John Moses KCVO

Royal Victorian Order

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 was the Dean of St Paul's

Dean of St Paul's

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 from November 1996 until his retirement on 31 August 2006.

Moses' last service as dean was a Sung Eucharist on 12 July 2006. It was attended by over 2,000 friends, family, colleagues and invited guests including The Duchess of Gloucester, The Baroness Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

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 and the Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

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A graduate of Nottingham University and Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall, Cambridge

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, Moses studied at Lincoln Theological College, where he was ordained in 1964.