The Rev'd Canon Robert McTeer SSC
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​Fr McTeer was born in Whickham and has lived all his life in the North East. His early Christian formation was at S. Mary the Virgin, Whickham where he worshiped from a very early age, singing in the choir, bell ringing, serving and as a member of the scout and youth groups.

As a young adult he played a full part in parish life. He worked in the retail trade with the Cooperative Society and was Area General Manger before training for the priesthood. 
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Having trained at Chichester Theological College, Fr McTeer was ordained in 1992 and served his curacy at All Saints’ South Shields.​ He moved to St Helen Auckland in 1995. Fr McTeer is Honorary Canon of S. Peter’s Cathedral, Koforidua, Ghana, and is Local Vicar of the Society of the Holy Cross.

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