Cathedral Ministers

Cathedral Ministers

Meet the clergy who help organise our services and provide pastoral support to the Cathedral’s visitors and worshippers.

There are four full-time clergy and one part-time priest working at St Paul's who are part of its ministry and mission team, but are not members of Chapter. Two are Minor Canons (the Sacrist and the Succentor) with particular areas of specialist responsibility, including ceremonial and musical. The role of Succentor is currently vacant.

  • The Chaplain (Priest Vicar) is responsible for the pastoral care of the Cathedral.
  • The Associate Priest has a share in the liturgical and pastoral life of the Cathedral.
  • Canon Adéọlá Eleyae is part-time at St Paul's and has responsibility for Racial Justice. 

 

The Reverend Paula Hollingsworth

Chaplain

The Reverend Paula Hollingsworth is the Chaplain at St Paul's Cathedral. The Chaplain’s main responsibility is in offering pastoral support to the Cathedral community and to visitors. She also plays a part in leading Cathedral services. Before coming to St Paul’s, Paula held a variety of roles in parish and cathedral ministry, teaching, training and spiritual direction in Somerset, Birmingham and Leicester. Paula was in the first cohort of women who were ordained as priests in 1994. Before ordination she taught Maths in Uganda.

Paula is a white woman with short dark grey hair and wears a clerical collar under a grey shirt and black double breasted coat.
A headshot of the Reverend Robert Kozak

The Reverend Robert Kozak

Sacrist

The Reverend Robert Kozak is the is the Sacrist at St Paul's Cathedral. The Sacrist has responsibility for aspects of the ceremonial, vestments,and plate, as well as working on the daily and special services. As the Sacrist, Robert oversees the work of the Virgers' Department, and manages the liturgical volunteer teams, including the Servers, Communion Assistants, and Flower Arrangers.

Prior to joining St Paul’s, the Robert was the Priest in Charge of the Parish of Letchworth where he looked after the churches of St Michael the Archangel and St Mary the Virgin. Brought up in Poland, he worked as an organist in churches in Cracow while studying theology and music, before moving to the UK.

The Reverend Tessa Bosworth

Associate Priest


The Reverend Tessa Bosworth is the Associate Priest at St Paul's Cathedral. The Associate Priest has a range of duties, particularly in liturgical areas, as well as pastoral care. 

Before coming to St Paul’s, Tessa was Assistant Curate at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate in the City of London. Her theological training was at St Mellitus College, London, during which time she was ordinand at St Peter’s Bethnal Green. Prior to ordination, Tessa worked in events, publishing and bookselling. 

Tessa is a young white woman with wavy brown hair wearing a clerical collar under a black and white patterned dress, standing by the wrought iron gates near the high altar at St Paul's.
Ade is a black woman with dark hair greying towards the front, wearing black framed glasses with green wing tips and clerical outfit

The Reverend Canon Adéọlá Eleyae

Non-Residentiary Canon with responsibility for Racial Justice

The Rev’d Canon Adéọlá Eleyae is Canon with responsibility for Racial Justice and her role is to ensure that Racial Justice is an integral part of the life and witness of the Cathedral. 

Adé served her title at St Paul’s, East Ham and in the Parish of Walthamstow. Following her curacy, she remained in East London where she served as a part-time Parish priest alongside her various other roles within and outside ministry. Before coming to St Paul’s, she was Director of St Mellitus College, Chelmsford Centre. 

Adé has worked as a Solicitor for over 25 years and has a wide range of experience in the areas of equality and social justice.

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