Jonathan Gough

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Jonathan Gough

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Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven
Consecrations of Selby, Whitby, and Sodor & Man October 2024 (54059786324) (cropped).jpg
Gough at his wife's consecration in 2024
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Leeds
In office2019 to 2025
Predecessor Bev Mason
Successor James Theodosius
Other post(s)Archdeacon emeritus (from 2025)
Orders
Ordination1985 (deacon)
1986 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Robin Blanning Gough

1962 (age 62–63)
NationalityBritish
Denomination Anglicanism
Spouse
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(m. 1985)​
Alma mater St David's University College
St Stephen's House, Oxford
Westminster College, Oxford
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch British Army
Years of service1989 to 2019
RankChaplain to the Forces 1st Class (colonel)
Battles / wars

Jonathan Robin Blanning Gough (born 1962) is a British Anglican priest; and former military chaplain and archdeacon. He has served as the Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven in the Diocese of Leeds; and in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department of the British Army.

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Personal life

Gough was born in 1962 and was brought up in rural Devon, England. [1] [2] He was educated at Exeter School, an all-boys private school. [1] He studied at St David's University College, University of Wales, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) degree in 1983. [3] He then matriculated into St Stephen's House, Oxford, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, to train for ordination between 1983 and 1985. [3] He continued his academic studies and graduated from Westminster College, Oxford with a Master of Theology (MTh) degree in 1996. [1]

Ordained ministry

Gough (right) assisting the Archbishop of York during a service in 2025 Bridlington Priory high altar ordination service (cropped).jpg
Gough (right) assisting the Archbishop of York during a service in 2025

Gough was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1985 and as a priest in 1986. [4] From 1985 to 1986, he served his curacy at St Brannock's Church, Braunton in the Diocese of Exeter. [5] Then, from 1986 to 1989, he continued his curacy at St Katharine's Church, Matson in the Diocese of Gloucester. [5]

He went on to serve in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, British Army from 1989 to 2019, except for a break between 2001 and 2005. Having completed his training, he was commissioned as chaplain to the forces 4th class (equivalent in rank to captain) on 3 April 1989. [6] He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Bosnia (UN Protection Force and NATO Stabilisation Force), Kosovo (NATO Kosovo Force), and Afghanistan. [7] [1] He transferred from a short service to a regular commission on 3 April 1994. [8] He was promoted to chaplain to the forces 3rd class (equivalent to major) on 3 April 1995. [9] He resigned his commission on 30 September 2001. [10]

In 2001, he left the British Army to become ecumenical secretary to the Archbishop of Canterbury, based at Lambeth Palace. [5] [11] He was also a member of the International Anglican–Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission. [12] He was made an honorary canon of Gibraltar Cathedral in 2002. [5] [13]

In 2005, Gough returned to the British Army. [5] He was chaplain to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 2009 to 2011. [1] In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of chaplain to the forces 1st class (equivalent to colonel), [14] and appointed an assistant chaplain general. [2] He retired from the British Army on 3 May 2019. [15]

In December 2018, Gough was announced as the next Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven in the Diocese of Leeds, in succession to Bev Mason. [2] He was installed as archdeacon during a service at Ripon Cathedral on 10 March 2019. [16] He has also been warden of readers for the Diocese of Leeds since 2019. [1] It was announced in September 2024 that Gough was to resign his archdeaconry in early 2025. [17] Following his resignation, he was made archdeacon emeritus. [18] On 3 June 2025, he was appointed interim pastoral and theological advisor to the Archbishop of York and is based at Bishopthorpe Palace. [11]

Gough is a member of the Society of Catholic Priests (SCP), a liberal Anglo-Catholic society of clergy. [19] He is also a member of the Society of the Resurrection, a group associated with the Community of the Resurrection. [19] [20]

Personal life

Since 1985, he has been married to Flora Winfield. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Gough, Ven. Jonathan Robin Blanning, (born 11 May 1962), Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven, since 2019". Who's Who 2022 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Next Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven announced". The Diocese of Leeds. Church of England. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Jonathan Robin Blanning Gough" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Robin Blanning Gough" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jonathan Robin Blanning Gough" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "No. 51696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 April 1989. p. 4288.
  7. ↑ Gough, Rev. Canon Jonathan Robin Blanning. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U10000464. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 14 May 2019– via Who's Who 2019.
  8. ↑ "No. 53638". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 April 1994. p. 5470.
  9. ↑ "No. 54004". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 April 1995. p. 5416.
  10. ↑ "No. 56366". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 2001. p. 12430.
  11. 1 2 "Jonathan Gough Appointed as Interim Pastoral & Theological Advisor". The Archbishop of York. 3 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "International Anglican Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission Communiqu". www.anglicannews.org. Anglican Communion Office. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Announcements". The Times. 18 November 2002. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "No. 61983". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 2017. p. 12674.
  15. ↑ "No. 62635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 2019. p. 8120.
  16. ↑ "New Archdeacon for Richmond and Craven joins our diocese at Ripon Cathedral". The Diocese of Leeds. Church of England. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Archdeacon Jonathan is moving to new flocks and pastures". Diocese of Leeds. 17 September 2024. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Enews+". Diocese of Leeds. 3 March 2025. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Jonathan Gough". linkedin. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "CR Family". mirfield.org.uk. Community of the Resurrection. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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