He did two years National Service from 1954 to 1956 in the Royal Army Service core, followed by two years at Capion House, Osterley, then four years at the Beda College in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1971 by the then Bishop of Portsmouth; Bishop Derek Worlock.

Fr Bonvini was appointed assistant priest at the following parishes:
St John in Gravesend, Kent 1971
St Ephege in Wallington, Surrey 1979
Holy Innocents, Orpington, Kent 1983.
Then appointed parish priest to the parish of St Simon, Walderslade, Kent 1986.

Fr Bonvini is a judge on the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal and sits on the Second Instance Court.

Fr Bonvini

Fr Ernest Bonvini has been our parish priest since 26 January 1993. Born in Lambeth, South London, Fr Bonvini was educated at St. Patrick’s RC Primary School and The Salesian College, Battersea.

Fr. Habte is originally from Eritrea, he is a member of the Franciscan Order and has studied with the Franciscans in Canterbury and in Rome.

Fr. Habte works full time at St. George's Hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday, visiting the wards, celebrating mass at 12:30 in the hospital chapel and being on call for 24 hours on those two days for any emergency calls for a priest. His has one day a week off and works the rest of the week as an assistant priest in St. Boniface parish.

Fr. Habte

Fr. Habteghiorghis Ukbay Neghasi, OFM Cap., assistant priest and part time chaplain to St. George's Hospital.