Nicholas Frayling

Who is Nicholas Frayling?

Nicholas Arthur Frayling is the Dean of Chichester.

Educated at the University of Exeter and Cuddesdon College, Frayling has lectured on inter-faith and political reconciliation. Formerly Canon Precentor of Liverpool Cathedral, he was appointed Dean of Chichester in September 2002.

In July 2013, Frayling held a public talk at Chichester Cathedral on the issue of equal marriage, as part of the annual Chichester Festivities. He expressed his view on homosexuality as "not a choice, but a given" - a view which is contrary to that of the Anglican Church.

It was announced in September 2013 that Dean Frayling would retire from active ministry in February 2014. He has subsequently been granted the Freedom of the City of Chichester.

Nicholas Frayling is a trustee of the Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour and a former Chairman of its predecessor organisation Natural Justice.

A 2012 portrait of Frayling, one of 12 heads of Contributors to British Sculpture was exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2013.