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DeutschJohn Went
John Went | |
|---|---|
| former Bishop of Tewkesbury | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Gloucester |
| Installed | 1996 |
| Term ended | 2 March 2013 (retired)[1][2] |
| Predecessor | Jeremy Walsh |
| Successor | Martyn Snow |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Surrey (1989–1996) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 September 1969 (deacon); 29 September 1970 (priest) by Robert Stopford (deacon); Graham Leonard (priest) |
| Consecration | 25 January 1996 by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1944 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Rosemary Dunn (m. 1968) |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
John Stewart Went (born 11 March 1944) was the Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury, the suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Gloucester, from 25 January 1996 until 2 March 2013.
He was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[3] He was made deacon at Michaelmas 1969 (29 September), by Robert Stopford, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral,[4] and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (29 September 1970), by Graham Leonard, Bishop of Willesden, at St Mary's, Willesden.[5] Went married Rosemary Dunn[3] in 1968 before embarking on a clerical career with a curacy in Northwood, London[6] followed by an incumbency at Margate. Vice-principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford[7] from 1983 until 1989 when he became Archdeacon of Surrey. In 1996 he became the suffragan Bishop of Tewkesbury;[8] he was consecrated a bishop on 25 January 1996[9] by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[10]
Styles[edit]
- The Reverend John Went (1969–1989)
- The Venerable John Went (1989–1996)
- The Right Reverend John Went (1996–present)
References[edit]
- ^ "Bishop of Tewkesbury to retire in March" (Press release). Gloucester Diocese. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ [1] (Accessed 4 March 2013)
- ^ a b Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
- ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5564. 3 October 1969. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5616. 2 October 1970. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis, P (1992, London, Debtrett's) p 1621 ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
- ^ Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) online [2]
- ^ "New bishop for Gloucestershire". Church Times. No. 6912. 4 August 1995. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ [3] & [4]
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