Anglo-Catholic priest and Christian socialist (1939–2015)
The Reverend
Kenneth Leech
Born
(1939-06-15)15 June 1939
Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Died
12 September 2015(2015-09-12) (aged 76)
Manchester, England
Other names
Ken Leech
Alma mater
King's College, London
Trinity College, Oxford
St Stephen's House, Oxford
Spouses
Brenda Jordan[1]
(m. 1967, divorced)
Rheta Wall[2][3]
(m. 1970; div. 1993)
Julie Wood[2][3]
(m. 2014)
Children
1[4]
Religion
Christianity (Anglican)
Church
Church of England
Ordained
1964 (deacon)
1965 (priest)
Writings
True God (1985)
Congregations served
Holy Trinity, Hoxton
St Anne's, Soho
St Matthew's, Bethnal Green
St Botolph's Aldgate
Kenneth Leech (15 June 1939 – 12 September 2015), also known as Ken Leech, was an English Anglican priest and Christian socialist in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.
^Hackney Register September 1967 quarter, Vol 5B, page 1517
^ abOestreicher, Paul (22 September 2015). "The Rev Ken Leech Obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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^"Church Times: "Obituary: The Revd Dr Kenneth Leech", 2 October 2015". Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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