John Perry (bishop)

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

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	(1935-06-15) 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

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

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