COMMITTEE

Calder Claydon

Chairman

Calder Claydon was educated at Chavagnes International College and reads Theology at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham. He serves as a Parliamentary Assistant and Researcher to the Lord Balfe and the Lord Bishop of Chichester.

Francisc Vladovici-Poplauschi

Vice-Chairman

Francisc Vladovici-Poplauschi reads History at Girton College, University of Cambridge, where he serves as the Secretary of the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society.

Mary-Clement Mannering

Women’s Officer

Mary-Clement Mannering read Creative Media at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the SAINTS Magazine. She works for the Diocese of Westminster as a Content Producer.

Ben Fowler

Officer without Portfolio

Ben Fowler grew up in Edinburgh and read International Finance at the University of Strathclyde, during which time he was also Organ Scholar at the University of Glasgow. He is the Bursar of Fidelis College, an independent Catholic school in London, and serves as a Trustee of the Friends of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.

Father Christian de Lisle

Chaplain to the Challoner Club

Father Christian de Lisle was educated at Harrow School and read History at the University of Edinburgh. After his degree, he went on to study at Allen Hall Seminary. He was ordained to the priesthood by +Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, on the 25th of June 2016.

The Challoner Club Committee 2025/26