John Pritchard (bishop)

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The Right Reverend John Pritchard
Bishop of Oxford
Pritchard at the 2007 St Giles' Fair, Oxford
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Oxford
In office	2007–31 October 2014 (retired)^[1]
Predecessor	Richard Harries
Successor	Steven Croft
Other posts	Bishop of Jarrow 2002–2006
Orders
Ordination	1972 (deacon) 1973 (priest)
Consecration	January 2002 by David Hope
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-22) 22 April 1948 Salford, Greater Manchester
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Richmond, North Yorkshire
Parents	Neil Pritchard and Winifred Savill^[2]
Spouse	Wendy Claridge^[3]
Children	2 daughters; Amanda and Nicola^[3]
Alma mater	St Peter's College, Oxford

John Lawrence Pritchard (born 22 April 1948) is a Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Oxford from 2007 to 2014. He is in the Open Evangelical tradition.

Early life

Pritchard was born on 22 April 1948 in Salford, Lancashire.^[4] He was educated at Arnold School, then an all-boys direct grant grammar school in Blackpool, Lancashire.^[2] He studied law at St Peter's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1970; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to an Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1973.^[5]

In 1970, Pritchard entered Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Anglican theological colllege.^[5] He then studied theology and trained for ordination for the next two years. In 1972, he received a Certificate in Pastoral Theology.^[2]

Ordained ministry

Pritchard was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1972 and as a priest in 1973.^[5] From 1972 to 1976 he served as a curate at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham and, from 1976 to 1980, he was Youth Chaplain and Assistant Director of Education in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. In 1980 he became priest in charge of Wilton, Taunton. From 1988 he was Director of Pastoral Studies at Cranmer Hall, Durham and, from 1993, the college's warden. In 1996, he became Archdeacon of Canterbury and a canon residentiary of Canterbury Cathedral.

Episcopal ministry

In January 2002, Pritchard was consecrated as a bishop by David Hope, the Archbishop of York.^[3] Then, from 2002 to 2007, he served as the Bishop of Jarrow, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham.^[5]

On 11 December 2006 it was announced that Pritchard would become the 42nd Bishop of Oxford. Having taken office at his confirmation-of-election in London on 23 March 2007, he began his ministry in the diocese on 8 June 2007 after a service of inauguration at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.^[6] In 2008, he supported the application by Muslims in Oxford to broadcast the adhan from the minaret of a mosque. As a result, he received hostile comments and letters of complaint.^[7]^[8]^[9]

John Pritchard retired as Bishop of Oxford on 31 October 2014.^[10] In 2015, he was appointed an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Durham.

Personal life

Pritchard is married to Wendy and has two daughters, Amanda and Nicola. Following retirement Pritchard and his wife live in Richmond, North Yorkshire.^[3]

Styles

The Reverend John Pritchard (1972–1996)
The Venerable John Pritchard (1996–2002)
The Right Reverend John Pritchard (2002—present)

Writings

Practical Theology in Action, SPCK (1996), ISBN 0-281-05012-0
The Intercessions Handbook, SPCK (1997), ISBN 0-281-04979-3
Beginning Again, SPCK (2000), ISBN 0-281-05265-4
Living the Gospel Stories Today, SPCK (2001), ISBN 0-281-05365-0
How to Pray, SPCK (2002), ISBN 0-281-05454-1
The Second Intercessions Handbook, SPCK (2004), ISBN 0-281-05649-8
Living Easter Through the Year, SPCK (2005), ISBN 0-281-05709-5
How to Explain Your Faith, SPCK (2006), ISBN 0-8146-3178-9
The Life and Work of a Priest, SPCK (2007) ISBN 0-281-05748-6
Going to Church, SPCK (2009) ISBN 978-0-281-05810-5
God Lost and Found, SPCK (2011) ISBN 978-0-281-06352-9
Why Christianity Makes Sense, SPCK (2014) ISBN 978-0-281-06764-0, eBook ISBN 978-0-281-06765-7

References

↑ Diocese of Oxford – Bishop John lays down his staff (Accessed 1 November 2014)
1 2 3 ‘OXFORD, Bishop of’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 Accessed 8 May 2012
1 2 3 4 Diocese of Oxford — Bishops and Archdeacons
↑ "Birthdays", The Guardian, 22 April 2014 |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 3 4 "John Lawrence Pritchard". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 July 2016. (subscription required)
↑ Bishopric of Oxford
↑ Bates, Stephen (13 March 2008). "People". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
↑ "Bishop's death threats over mosque plan". The Daily Telegraph. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
↑ "Bishop receives death threats for backing Muslim prayer call". Islamic Republic News Agency. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
↑ "Bishop of Oxford to retire after seven years". BBC. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-11.

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Academic offices
Preceded by Ian Cundy	Warden of Cranmer Hall 1993-1996	Succeeded by Steven Croft
Church of England titles
Preceded by Michael Till	Archdeacon of Canterbury 1996–2002	Succeeded by Patrick Evans
Preceded by Alan Smithson	Bishop of Jarrow 2002–2006	Succeeded by Mark Bryant
Preceded by Richard Harries	Bishop of Oxford 2007–2014	Succeeded by Steven Croft

Archdeacons of Canterbury

High Medieval	Valerius Ansketil William John Helewise Walter Roger de Pont L'Évêque Thomas Becket Geoffrey Ridel Herbert Poore Philip of Poitou Henry de Castilion Henry Sandford Simon Langton Richard de Sancto Johanne Stephen de Monte Luelli/of Vienne Hugh de Mortuo Mari William Middleton Robert of Gernemue Richard de Ferings

Late Medieval	John de Langeton Simon de Faversham Bernard Ezius de le Breto Guichard de le Breto Simon Convenis John Bruton Raymond de Roux Hugh de Angoulême Simon de Montacute Robert de Stratford Bernard Sistre Pierre Roger Simon Islip William Cardinal de la Jugee Henry de Wakefield Aymar Roche John de Fordham William Pakington Adam Mottrum Thomas Butiller Richard Clifford Robert Hallam Angelo Cardinal Acciaioli John Wakering Henry Rumworth/Circeter William Chichele Prospero Cardinal Colonna Thomas Chichele Thomas Winterbourne John Bourgchier Hugh Peynthwyn

Early modern	William Warham Edmund Cranmer Nicholas Harpsfield Edmund Gheast Edmund Freke William Redman Charles Fotherby William Kingsley George Hall William Sancroft Samuel Parker John Battely Thomas Green Thomas Bowers Samuel Lisle Sir John Head William Backhouse John Lynch

Late modern	Houstonne Radcliffe Hugh Percy James Croft Edward Parry Rodney Eden William Walsh Leonard White-Thomson Edward Hardcastle Karl Sopwith Alexander Sargent Michael Nott Bernard Pawley John Simpson Michael Till John Pritchard Patrick Evans Sheila Watson Philip Down & Stephen Taylor, Joint Acting Jo Kelly-Moore (archdeacon-designate)

Bishops of Jarrow

George Nickson John Quirk Samuel Knight James Gordon Leslie Owen David Dunlop John Ramsbotham Mervyn Armstrong Alexander Hamilton Michael Ball Alan Smithson John Pritchard Mark Bryant

Bishops of Oxford

Early modern	Robert King Thomas Goldwell Hugh Curwen John Underhill John Bridges John Howson Richard Corbet John Bancroft Robert Skinner William Paul Walter Blandford Nathaniel Crew Henry Compton John Fell Samuel Parker Timothy Hall John Hough William Talbot John Potter Thomas Secker John Hume Robert Lowth John Butler Edward Smallwell John Randolph

Late modern	Charles Moss William Jackson Edward Legge Charles Lloyd Richard Bagot Samuel Wilberforce John Mackarness William Stubbs Francis Paget Charles Gore Hubert Burge Thomas Strong Kenneth Kirk Harry Carpenter Kenneth Woollcombe Patrick Rodger Richard Harries John Pritchard vacancy (Colin Fletcher {acting}) Steven Croft

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 1985480 LCCN: nb2005002120 GND: 128774304

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