Ep4: Courage2Thrive — Rev. Dr. Robert Flanagan interviews David Monteith, the Dean of Canterbury
February 2026: Welcome to Ep4 of Father Bob’s Courage to Thrive show!
This month’s topic: A Day in the Life of the Canterbury Cathedral
Father Bob and David will discuss:
Would you describe your spiritual journey? (From Northern Ireland to Canterbury Cathedral) What part of your journey required you to act with courage? What is your work like as Dean of Canterbury Cathedral? Describe a day in the life of the Dean of Canterbury. The installation of Archbishop Sarah Mullaly will happen in March. How are you and the people of the Cathedral preparing for that day? What will happen that day? Why does the Archbishop of Canterbury matter these days, especially to Americans? How do you see the Cathedral thriving in 2026? About our guest: David Monteith was appointed Dean of Canterbury in December 2022. Previously, he was Dean of Leicester (from May 2013) and, before that, served as Canon Chancellor and Acting Archdeacon of Leicester. David grew up during ‘The Troubles’ in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He studied Zoology at Durham University and Theology at Nottingham University, after which he served as a priest in the Diocese of Birmingham, in London, where he was Associate Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and as a Team Rector and Area Dean in Wimbledon, Diocese of Southwark. read more...
