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New Lay Canon for York Minster
Published: on 5th March 2008 by Alix Peacock in Minster News
The latest appointment to the Chapter of York Minster as a Lay Canon will be Dr Andrew Green. On Saturday 8 th March he will be collated to the College of Canons by the Archbishop of York and then admitted to the Chapter in the Chapter House, before being installed in the Quire during Evensong at 5.15pm.
The Chapter, which governs the Minster, comprises the Dean, three residentiary Canons and two other Lay Canons. As a Lay Canon he will hold the Prebend of Bramham, in succession to Canon Emeritus Lindsay Mackinlay.
Dr Green is Managing Director of BPI Recycled Products and BPI Consumer which are both divisions of British Polythene Industries PLC. He is also a member of DEFRA’s Advisory Committee on Packaging and is a Non-Executive Director of Valpak Ltd.
Dr Green is married and has two sons. His interests includeMilitary History, triathlon and rowing. Dr Green is also a member of the Vale of York support group for the children's charity, Hope and Homes for Children.