Jonathan Gledhill

Jonathan Michael Gledhill (born 14 February 1949) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Southampton from 1996 to 2003, and the Bishop of Lichfield from 2003 to 2015.

The Right Reverend Jonathan Gledhill
Bishop of Lichfield
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
In office	2003–2015
Predecessor	Keith Sutton
Successor	Michael Ipgrave
Other posts	Bishop of Southampton (1996–2003)
Orders
Ordination	1975
Consecration	1996
Personal details
Born	(1949-02-14) 14 February 1949 Windsor, Berkshire
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Bishop's House, Lichfield
Spouse	Jane Gledhill
Children	One daughter, one son
Alma mater	Keele University

Early life

Gledhill was born on 14 February 1949 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. He was educated at Keele University and the University of Bristol.[1] He trained for the ministry at Trinity College, Bristol.[2] In 2007 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Keele University in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the Church and to the people and the County of Staffordshire."[3]

Ordained ministry

Gledhill was curate at Marple All Saints' Chester from 1975 to 1978 and from 1978 to 1983 was priest in charge of St George's Folkestone. From 1983 to 1996 he was Vicar at St Mary Bredin, Canterbury and a tutor at the Canterbury School of Ministry. From 1988 to 1994 he was also the Rural Dean at Canterbury and from 1992 to 1996 an honorary canon of Canterbury Cathedral.

From 1995 to 1998 Gledhill was a member of the General Synod. From 1996 to 2003 he was the suffragan Bishop of Southampton. From 1997 he has chaired the Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council and has been the chairman of the Governing Body of the National College of Evangelists.

Gledhill was the 98th Bishop of Lichfield.[4] He was enthroned in Lichfield Cathedral on 15 November 2003 and he retired on 30 September 2015.[5]

Gledhill has published Leading a Local Church in the Age of the Spirit.

Personal life

He is married to Jane, who is a university lecturer and a lay reader. They have one daughter and one son. His recreations include sailing and skiing.

He announced he had Parkinson's disease, shortly before his retirement from ministry.[6]

Styles

• The Reverend Jonathan Gledhill (1975–1992)
• The Reverend Canon Jonathan Gledhill (1992–1996)
• The Right Reverend Jonathan Gledhill (1996–present)

References

1. "Gledhill, Jonathan Michael". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 10 September 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
2. Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
3. Bishop of Lichfield to be honoured with Doctorate Archived 2007-07-31 at the Wayback Machine - Diocese of Lichfield press release. Accessed 20 August 2007.
4. Crockfords On-line Accessed 24 May 2008 16:13
5. Diocese of Lichfield – "40 years seem a good stint" Archived 8 March 2015 at Archive.today (Accessed 2 March 2015)
6. "Retiring Bishop of Lichfield has Parkinson's disease". Express and Star. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Perry	Bishop of Southampton 1996–2003	Succeeded by Paul Butler
Preceded by Keith Sutton	Bishop of Lichfield 2003–2015	Succeeded by Michael Ipgrave