John Oliver (Archdeacon of Leeds)

John Michael Oliver (b 7 September 1939) was Archdeacon of Leeds from 1992 to 2005.[1]

Oliver was educated at Ripon Grammar School and St David's College, Lampeter and ordained in 1965. After curacies in Harrogate and Bramley he was Vicar of St Mary, Harrogate from 1972 to 1978; then St Mary with St David, Beeston until 1992. He was Ecumenical Officer for Leeds from 1980 to 1986; Rural Dean of Armley from 1986 to 1992; and an Honorary Canon of Ripon Cathedral from 1987 to 1992.[2]

Notes
  1. ‘OLIVER, Ven. John Michael’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, November 2014 accessed 3 November 2015
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2000-2001 p 541 London, Church House Publishing, 2000 ISBN 0715181068


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