The first Anglican vicar to marry his gay partner, in defiance of Church of England rules, has been given a post as chaplain at an Oxford college run by a former editor of The Guardian.

Andrew Foreshew-Cain who quit last year as a priest and member of the General Synod, saying he was blacklisted from getting another job in the church, is working at Lady Margaret Hall. He said: “I am doing daily services, celebrating Eucharist, leading worship and offering pastoral care in exactly the same way as any priest would do. It’s very nice to be back in.”

Foreshew-Cain, 55, said he had not sought out the post but was approached by the college and interviewed by Alan Rusbridger — the college principal, who