John Witcombe

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John Julian Witcombe (born 1 March 1959)[1] is the Dean of Coventry in the Church of England.[2]

Ministry[]

After ordination in 1984, he served in Birtley, County Durham before moving to be the team Vicar of St Barnabas, Inham Nook, Nottingham.[3] He was then vicar of St Luke’s, Lodge Moor, Sheffield the Team Rector in Uxbridge and later Dean of St John's College, Nottingham. Before his appointment as Dean of Coventry, Witcombe was the Diocese of Gloucester's Diocesan Directors of Ordinands and then Director of Discipleship and Ministry, and a Residentiary Canon at Gloucester Cathedral. He is a member of General Synod[4] and is a national advisor for selecting potential clergy for the Church of England.[5] He was instituted Dean of Coventry on 19 January 2013.[6]

Works[]

Editor of The Curate's Guide: From calling to first parish (Church House Publishing 2005) ISBN 9780715142035[7]

Author with John Leach of Grove books 'Hanging on to God: sustaining ministry in the renewal tradition' (Grove Books, 2008) ISBN 978 1 85174 693 4 [8]

Author with John Leach and Mark Tanner of Grove Books 'Renewing the Traditional Church' (Grove Books, 2005) ISBN 1851745130[8]

Personal life[]

John is married to Ricarda, who is also a priest. They married in 2000 after the death of his first wife Maureen Edwards (another fellow priest). John has one son and two daughters with his first wife Maureen, and two step daughters with his second wife Ricarda.

Styles[]

  • The Reverend John Witcombe (1984–2009)
  • The Reverend Canon John Witcombe (2009–2013)
  • The Very Reverend John Witcombe (2013–present)

References[]

  1. ^ "Witcombe, John Julian". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "From the Dean – Coventry Cathedral". Coventrycathedral.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Our leadership team – Coventry Cathedral". Coventrycathedral.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  4. ^ "General Synod List of Members - current". Peterowen.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "New Dean appointed for Coventry". Bbc.co.uk. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ a b [1]
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Coventry
2013–present 		Incumbent
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