John Pritchard (bishop)
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The Right Reverend John Pritchard |
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| Bishop of Oxford | |
Pritchard at the 2007 St Giles' Fair, Oxford
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | 2007 – 31 October 2014 (retired) |
| 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 |
22 April 1948 Salford, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Richmond, North Yorkshire |
| Parents | Neil Pritchard & Winifred Savill |
| Spouse | Wendy Claridge |
| Children | 2 daughters; Amanda and Nicola |
| 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.
Pritchard was born in Salford, Lancashire. He was educated at Arnold School, then an all-boys direct grant grammar school in Blackpool, Lancashire. 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.
In 1970, Pritchard entered Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college. He then studied theology and trained for ordination for the next two years. In 1972, he received a Certificate in Pastoral Theology.
Pritchard was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1972 and as a priest in 1973. 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.
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