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John Perry (bishop)

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John Perry
Bishop of Chelmsford
DioceseDiocese of Chelmsford
In office1996–2003
PredecessorJohn Waine
SuccessorJohn Gladwin
Other post(s)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 89)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRichard and Elsie
SpouseGay Brown (m. 1959; d. 2009)
Marilyn Sertin (m. 2011)
Children3 sons; 2 daughters (all with first wife)
Alma materLondon 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.

References

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  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. No. 5041. 25 September 1959. p. 19. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 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. No. 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 Bishop of Southampton
1989–1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Chelmsford
1996–2003
Succeeded by