
St John Henry Newman, Victoria
Updated: 2DEC2025
Rector Sodalitatis Rev. Fr. Lee Kenyon

Fr Lee Kenyon is the Parochial Administrator of St John Henry Newman. He was born in Manchester, England and was educated at the University of Lancaster (BA Philosophy) and the University of Leeds (BA Theology, MA Theology). Fr Kenyon trained for the Anglican ministry at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, Yorkshire. Fr Kenyon was ordained priest in the Church of England in 2005. Fr Kenyon was ordained a Catholic priest in 2012. From 2017-2019 he was on loan to the Diocese of Shrewsbury, England, serving in South Manchester, before returning to Canada to take up the position of Parochial Administrator of St John Henry’s in 2019. Under the leadership of Father Kenyon, members of the Saint John Henry Newman Servers' Guild strive to be models of prayer and service in keeping with the Gospel teachings practiced in the Guild of Saint Stephen.
