Revd. Fr. Seth Ben-Archer - Abbott Carmelite                         seth.benarcher@ocac.uk

Seth serves as a Chaplain working to bring help and healing to people through listening, prayer and encouragement.

Working in and around Hull, Seth has studied with the United States Old Catholic Church Seminary, and at Tripp Chaplaincy College. He is a certified chaplain prepared for military, hospital, prison and hospice chaplaincy and counselling.

Seth has been a pastor of a non-denominational church in British Columbia Canada when he was there. He has been associated with OCAC for quite a while as he was confirmed at one of our synods many years back. Seth was ordained Deacon at the OCAC 2022 UK & Europe synod in Wimborne Minster. His priestly formation was completed by ordination at OCAC's UK synod in Bristol in 2023.

He is an open minded and welcoming chaplain who accepts all as they come. He grew up in a conservative Jewish family and has a background in Jewish law and procedure.

Seth leads the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Carmelite order of OCAC.

Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel (Hull)