rector

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At Holy Trinity in Guildford the rector, Simon Butler, is pushing ahead with his stand-alone blessings out of frustration with the bishops' recent announcement.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

"We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones," the rector of the university said in a statement, adding that 8 May would be a day of mourning for the institution.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

The university's incoming rector, Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman, described the jobs losses as "worse than expected".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

Perhaps these specks were once family photos, diplomas hanging on walls, maybe even pages from the hymn books in the burned-down church where the spouse of one of my wife’s colleagues is the rector.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Humphrey Babington was a Fellow of Trinity College in Cambridge, but spent most of his time at Boothby Pagnall, near Grantham, where he was rector.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin