Jonathan Boardman served as Chaplain at All Saints', Rome from November 1999 until he joined us here at St Paul’s, Clapham in July 2018.

Educated at Oxford, Cambridge and the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, he was ordained in Liverpool where he served his curacy. Precentor of St Albans Cathedral between 1993 and 1996, he then served as Team Rector of Catford and Downham, and Rural Dean of East Lewisham, both in South London. Since working in Rome he has developed the role of Senior Tutor at the Anglican Centre, playing a part in the planning and delivery of the Centre's annual academic programme.

His book Rome, a Literary and Cultural Companion was published by Signal (Second Edition 2006). He contributes an occasional diary piece to the Church Times.  He has also been Archdeacon for Italy and Malta and was made a canon of Malta Cathedral in 2007.

Rev Fr Chidiebere Mbanude, aka Chidi, was born and brought up in Imo State in Eastern Nigeria. He was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest in 1995 in the Missionary Society of St Paul of Nigeria. He served as a Priest in both Nigeria and Botswana before leaving the Roman Catholic Church to explore his vocation to married life and Priestly Ministry in the Anglican Church in 2004. 

Fr Chidi was admitted into the Church of England as a Priest in 2016.  He served his first curacy at St Andrew's Croydon as NSM until his recent start of 2nd Curacy as Stipendiary Minister at St Paul's and St Peters Clapham. As a Non Stipendiary Minister (NSM), Fr Chidi worked as a Housing Officer at Notting Hill Genesis Housing Trust and later as Housing Delivery Manager at Housing21. Chidi holds degrees in Theology from Urban University Rome, a Law degree (LLM) from the University of South Africa and a Master of Ministry Degree from University of Wales Bangor. He is married and live with his wife: Mrs Chinwendu Mbanude and their 4 children; 3 boys and 1 girl. Chidi enjoys reading and making friends, social media and jogging.
 

Richard has a long history with St Paul's going back over thirty years and originally worked as a curate at St Paul's after being ordained in 1998. Richard was a professional opera singer for many years in and 2003 became the Chaplain of King's College in Cambridge where he worked for 12 years. Now actively retired Richard lives in Clapham. We were very lucky to have the help of Richard on a temporary basis during the Vacancy in 2017.