Fergus Butler-Gallie (born 1992) is an English writer and Anglican priest. He is vicar of Charlbury (St Mary and All Saints). Butler-Gallie rose to prominence with the publication of his book A Field Guide to the English Clergy in 2018, and has since written several more books, newspaper columns, and opinion pieces, as well as regular radio and podcast appearances. He was ordained in 2018 in the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool at the age of 26.
Butler-Gallie grew up in Bethersden, Kent. He attended Tonbridge School, and then studied History and Czech-Slovak at St JohnâÂÂs College, Oxford. After this, he studied another degree in Theology at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He then lived in South Africa and the Czech Republic, before returning to the UK, studying for ordination in the Diocese of Liverpool.
As a curate in the Church of England, he served at Liverpool Parish Church. After being ordained first a deacon, then a priest in the diocese, he moved to central London, and then became assistant chaplain at Tonbridge School before being given the cure of souls at Charlbury, Oxfordshire (St Mary Charlbury with All Saints' Shorthampton) on 17 January 2024.
In addition to his ministry as a vicar, Butler-Gallie is best known publicly for his writing. This includes a number of books, essays, and regular newspaper columns and opinion pieces. His books include:
He was the 2023 winner of the P. G. Wodehouse Society essay competition, for an essay titled "The Hour Breeds Thought - Night Time in the Stories Of P G Wodehouse."
Butler-Gallie has been married to Madeline Grant, a journalist and parliamentary sketchwriter for The Spectator, since July 2025.
In 2014, prior to his ordination, he appeared on Series 10, Episode 3 of TV quiz show Only Connect, presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell, as a member of 'The Wandering Minstrels.'