Mark Oakley
British Anglican priest
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| 2025 | Elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. |
| 2023 | Conferred an honorary Doctor of Education degree by the University of Chester for his 'outstanding contribution to education and the arts'. |
| 2023 | Received the Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship from the Archbishop of Canterbury for 'helping to build bridges between the Church and poets'. |
| December 3 2023 | Instituted as Dean of Southwark, becoming first among equals of the clergy at Southwark Cathedral and senior priest of the Diocese of Southwark. |
| 2022 | Awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English Literature by Bangor University, supervised by Professor Helen Wilcox, Professor Tony Brown, and Professor Andrew Hiscock. |
| 2021 | Awarded a Fellowship by King's College London (FKC) in recognition of 'exceptional service and achievement'. Admitted to the degree of Master of Arts by the University of Cambridge. |
| 2021 | Received a Fellowship from King's College London (FKC) in recognition of his 'exceptional service and achievement'. |
| 2021 | Admitted to the degree of Master of Arts by the University of Cambridge. |
| 2020 | Installed as Canon Theologian (honorary) of Wakefield Cathedral. |
| 2019 | Won the Michael Ramsey Prize for global theological writing for 'The Splash of Words', presented by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Greenbelt Festival. |
| 2019 | Published 'By Way of the Heart' (a collection of sermons) and 'My Sour-Sweet Days: George Herbert and the Journey of the Soul' (reflections on George Herbert's poetry). |
| 2018 | Invited by Poet Laureate Dame Carol Ann Duffy to be a judge for the Ted Hughes Award for new work in poetry. |
| 2018 | Resigned from St Paul's Cathedral to become Dean of St John's College, Cambridge. |
| 2017 | Preached at St-Martin-in-the-Fields commemorating the 50th anniversary of homosexuality decriminalization in England and Wales. |
| August 2016 | Published 'The Splash of Words: Believing in Poetry' with Canterbury Press, which received praise from Dame Carol Ann Duffy and Rowan Williams. |
| 2015 | Published an anthology of readings for funerals for SPCK. |
| 2013 | Became Canon Chancellor at St Paul's Cathedral, responsible for educational work and engagement with the arts. |
| 2012 | Oakley's book 'The Collage of God' was republished by Canterbury Press. |
| June 2010 | Appointed to St Paul's Cathedral, London, as a residentiary canon, initially serving as Canon Treasurer. |
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