John Perry | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chelmsford | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| In office | 1996–2003 |
| Predecessor | John Waine |
| Successor | John Gladwin |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (2011–present) Bishop of Southampton (1989–1996) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1959 (deacon); 1960 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1989 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1935 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Richard and Elsie |
| Spouse | Gay Brown (m. 1959; d. 2009) Marilyn Sertin (m. 2011) |
| Children | 3 sons; 2 daughters (all with first wife) |
| Alma mater | London College of Divinity |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| In office 5 July 2000 –30 June 2003 | |
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.
