Jonathan Chaffey

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Jonathan Chaffey

CB
Archdeacon of Oxford
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Chaffey in 2017
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseOxford
In office2020 to present
PredecessorMartin Gorick
Other post(s)Chaplain-in-Chief, RAF (2014–2018)
Personal details
Birth nameJonathan Paul Michael Chaffey
Born1962 (age 59–60)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1990–2018
RankAir Vice-Marshal
Commands heldRoyal Air Force Chaplains Branch
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Jonathan Paul Michael Chaffey, CB (born 1962) is a British Church of England priest and former military chaplain, who served with the Royal Air Force. He serves as Archdeacon of Oxford in the same diocese; from 2014 to 2018 he served as the Chaplain-in-Chief and head of the Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch.[1] He previously served as Deputy Chaplain-in-Chief.[2]

Early life[]

Chaffey was born in 1962 in London, England.[3] He was educated at Worksop College, an independent school in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.[4] He studied at St Chad's College, Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1983. In 1984, he entered Cranmer Hall, Durham, an Anglican theological college attached to St John's College, Durham, to train for ordained ministry.[5]

Ordained ministry[]

Chaffey was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1987 and as a priest in 1988.[5] Before joining the military, he served his curacy at St Stephen's Church, Gateacre in the Diocese of Liverpool.[1][5]

Military career[]

On 20 May 1990, Chaffey was commissioned into the Chaplains Branch, Royal Air Force and granted the relative rank of flight lieutenant.[6] His first posting was to RAF Lyneham.[1] On 20 May 1991, he was promoted to the relative rank of squadron leader.[7] He transferred from a short service commission to a permanent commission on 17 November 1993.[8] During his early career he served as a chaplain at RAF Stafford, RAF Finningley, RAF Wittering, RAF Waddington and RAF Lossiemouth. He also completed overseas deployments to RAF Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and Gioia del Colle Air Base in Italy.[1]

On 1 July 2003, as part of the half-yearly promotions, Chaffey was promoted to the relative rank of wing commander.[9] From 2004 to 2007, he served as the Staff Chaplain at Royal Air Force College Cranwell. In addition to being the senior chaplain, he also taught the Beliefs and Values Programme and the Care in Leadership Course.[1] He was then posted to HQ Chaplaincy Services in a training role. During this time he also completed two postings to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick.[1] On 1 January 2010, he was granted the relative rank of group captain.[10] He was then appointed the Deputy Chaplain-in-Chief.[1][11]

In 2013, Chaffey began his attendance of the Royal College of Defence Studies.[1][12] In July 2014, he succeeded Ray Pentland as the Chaplain-in-Chief and head of the Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch.[13] He was promoted to the relative rank of air vice-marshal on 25 July 2014.[14] Chaffey was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2018 New Year Honours.[15] He retired from the Royal Air Force in July 2018.

Later ministry[]

On 29 January 2020, it was announced that Chaffey would be the next Archdeacon of Oxford in the Diocese of Oxford: he was due to be licensed as archdeacon during a service at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford on 9 May 2020.[16] But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was instead collated online on 1 May 2020.[17]

Personal life[]

Chaffey is married to Jane, who is also a priest. Together, they have three daughters.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chaplain-in-Chief". RAF Chaplains. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. ^ "ABRIDGED REPORT OF THE 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE" (PDF). THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION. 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Chaffey, Ven. Jonathan Paul Michael". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U258121. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Who's Who - The Ven Jonathan Paul Michael CHAFFEY BA, MA, QHC". The Church of England Year Book. Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Jonathan Paul Michael Chaffey". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. ^ "No. 52200". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 1990. p. 11373.
  7. ^ "No. 52575". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1991. p. 9337.
  8. ^ "No. 53614". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1994. p. 3998.
  9. ^ "No. 56992". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 July 2003. pp. 8469–8471.
  10. ^ "No. 59296". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 January 2010. p. 58.
  11. ^ "Service: Royal Air Force". The Times. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Deputy Chaplain-in-Chief (Operations)". RAF Chaplains. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Chaplain-in-Chief". RAF Chaplains. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  14. ^ "No. 60978". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 September 2014. p. 17021.
  15. ^ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2017. p. N3.
  16. ^ Buckley, Steven (29 January 2020). "New Archdeacon of Oxford Announced". Diocese of Oxford. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  17. ^ @ChChCathedralOx (1 May 2020). "Our prayers for Jonathan Chaffey, to be licensed (online) 10am today by @Steven_Croft as Archdeacon of Oxford…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Archdeacon for the Royal Air Force
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