Father Anthony Chantry was ordained a priest as a Mill Hill Missionary in 1981 after which he was appointed to serve the people of Western Kenya until 1990.
Following two years further studies at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, he was appointed Rector of the Mill Hill Missionaries’ seminary in London where he helped prepare international students for priesthood and missionary life.
In 2000 he was sent to South Africa to serve the Basotho people of the Free State. During this time, he studied Conflict Management at the University of Port Elizabeth and began organising a network of conflict managers in the townships. However, in 2005 he was elected Superior General of the Mill Hill Missionaries, a position he held until 2015.
The Holy Father appointed him National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies (Missio) in 2016.
‘I have spent the last 39 years of my life as Mil Hill Missionary trying to respond to the call to proclaim Jesus Christ to the nations. In these difficult times I still find this mission as exciting as it is challenging. For me, sharing in the work of Missio is to share in the joy of the Gospel. I am a lucky man!’