Profile of Canon Dr. Stephen Palmer
- Born: 1947 in Lowestoft. Fourth generation fishing family
- Married: Christine (Nursery Nurse)
- Children: Nathan (m. Kim; daughter Darcey; son Hugo) Rebekah
- Served in Royal Navy 1963-1971 as Radio Mechanician
- Served as Royal Naval Reserve Chaplain 1979-1991
- Ordained: 1974 in Portsmouth
- Rector of rural parishes in IOW 1980-1991
- Rural Dean of West Wight Deanery 1998 -2001
- Honorary Canon of Portsmouth Cathedral since 1990
- Rector of the Falkland Islands 1991-1996
- Vicar of Christ Church Portsdown Hill 1996-2001
- Vicar of Newport since 2001
- The Bishop of Portsmouth's advisor of ecology/environment 1999-2006
- Chaplain to HM Queen from 2008
- Fellow of the Linnaean Society (FLS)
- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)
- Ph.D Portsmouth University 2004
- Qualified Master Beekeeper
