John Oliver (bishop)

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John Oliver
Bishop of Hereford
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Hereford
In office1990 2003 (retirement)
Predecessor John Eastaugh
Successor Anthony Priddis
Other posts Archdeacon of Sherborne
1985–1990
Orders
Consecration1990
Personal details
Born (1935-04-14) 14 April 1935 (age 85)
Denomination Anglican
SpouseMeriel Moore (m. 1961) Died 2014
ChildrenThree: two sons, one daughter (daughter deceased)
Alma mater Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

John Keith Oliver (born 14 April 1935) is a British retired Anglican bishop. He was the 103rd Bishop of Hereford from 1990 to 2003.

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Early life and education

Oliver was born on 14 April 1935. [1] He was educated at Westminster and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. [2] He has Master of Arts (MA Cantab) and Master of Letters (MLitt) degrees. [3]

Ordained ministry

He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1964 (20 September) at Cromer Parish Church [4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (19 September 1965) at Norwich Cathedral, both times by Launcelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich. [5] After a curacy in Norfolk, he spent a period as chaplain and assistant master at Eton College. Following incumbencies in Devon, he became Archdeacon of Sherborne and Rector of West Stafford in Dorset before being consecrated a bishop on 6 December 1990 at Westminster Abbey. He served in the House of Lords from January 1997 until November 2003 with special responsibility for agricultural and environmental policy. [6] He was succeeded by Anthony Priddis, previously Bishop suffragan of Warwick. [7]

Personal life

He married Meriel Moore in 1961; she died in 2014. [8] They had two sons and one daughter; his daughter died in 2002. [9]

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References

  1. "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014. Rt Rev John Oliver, Bishop of Hereford, 1990-2003, 76
  2. Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) ISBN   0-7151-8088-6
  3. "West Stafford Stoke Billet Rectors".
  4. "Michaelmas Ordinations" . Church Times (#5302). 25 September 1964. p. 16. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 25 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  5. "Michaelmas Ordinations" . Church Times (#5354). 24 September 1965. p. 16. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 25 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "Briefly" . Church Times (#6669). 7 December 1990. p. 2. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 25 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  7. Succession details Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "rev. John Keith Oliver — Geneall.net".
  9. "Person Page".