John Perry (bishop)

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John Perry
Bishop of Chelmsford
Diocese Diocese of Chelmsford
In office1996–2003
Predecessor John Waine
Successor John Gladwin
Other posts Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (2011–present)
Bishop of Southampton (1989–1996)
Orders
Ordination1959 (deacon); 1960 (priest)
Consecration1989
Personal details
Born (1935-06-15) 15 June 1935 (age 85)
Denomination Anglican
ParentsRichard and Elsie
SpouseGay Brown (m. 1959; d. 2009)
Marilyn Sertin (m. 2011)
Children3 sons; 2 daughters (all with first wife)
Alma mater London College of Divinity

John Freeman Perry (born 15 June 1935) [1] is a retired Anglican bishop.

Perry was educated at Mill Hill School, [2] the London College of Divinity and St John's College, Nottingham. He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1959 (20 September) [3] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (25 September 1960) – both times by Ivor Watkins, Bishop of Guildford, at Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Guildford. [4] After ordination he was a curate at Christ Church, Woking [5] until 1962,after which he held a similar post at Christ Church, Chorleywood before becoming vicar of St Andrew's in the same town in 1963; and in 1972 Rural Dean of Rickmansworth. [6] From 1977 until 1989 he was Warden of Lee Abbey when he was appointed Bishop of Southampton, a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester. He took up that See upon his consecration as bishop by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 25 January 1989 at Westminster Abbey. [7] Translated to Chelmsford in 1996 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Anglia Ruskin University in 2001 [8] and retired to Shaftesbury two years later.

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References

  1. ↑ Who's Who 1992 (London, A & C Black ISBN   0-7136-3514-2)
  2. ↑ Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN   1-870520-09-2)
  3. ↑ "Michaelmas Ordinations" . Church Times (#5041). 25 September 1959. p. 19. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 12 June 2019– via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ↑ "Michaelmas Ordinations" . Church Times (#5094). 30 September 1960. p. 15. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 12 June 2019– via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ↑ Church website
  6. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN   0-19-200008-X
  7. ↑ "In brief: Consecrations" . Church Times (#6572). 27 January 1989. p. 3. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 12 June 2019– via UK Press Online archives.
  8. ↑ Citation details
Church of England titles
Preceded by
David Cartwright 		Bishop of Southampton
1989–1996		Succeeded by
Jonathan Gledhill
Preceded by
John Waine 		Bishop of Chelmsford
1996–2003		Succeeded by
John Gladwin


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