John Arnold (priest)
John Arnold | |
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Dean of Durham | |
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Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
In office | 1989 to 2002 |
Predecessor | Peter Baelz |
Successor | Michael Sadgrove |
Other post(s) | Dean of Rochester (1978–1989) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1960 |
Personal details | |
Born | John Robert Arnold 1 November 1933 |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Education | Christ's Hospital |
Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
John Robert Arnold, OBE (born 1 November 1933) is a retired Anglican priest and author. He served as Dean of Rochester from 1978 to 1989, and then as Dean of Durham from 1989 until his retirement in 2002.
Biography
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Arnold was educated at Christ's Hospital and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[1]
He was ordained in 1960[2] and was then a curate at Holy Trinity, Millhouses, Sheffield then chaplain and lecturer at the University of Southampton. From 1972 to 1978 he was secretary of the Board for Mission and Unity for the General Synod of the Church of England when he became Dean of Rochester.[3] In 1989 he became Dean of Durham, a position he held until his retirement in 2002.
He was a noted ecumenicist. He served as vice-president (1986-1992) and president (1992-1997) of the Conference of European Churches. His papers are currently held at the archive of the Cambridge Center For Christianity World Wide.[4] In the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to the European Ecumenical Movement".[5]
Selected works
- Eucharistic Liturgy of Taizé (1962)
- Strategist for the Spirit (1985)
- Rochester Cathedral (1987)
- Preaching from Cathedrals (1998)
- Life Conquers Death (2007)
References
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Crockfords (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ The Times, 16 November 1977, p21, "New Dean of Rochester"
- ^ "Archives". CCCW. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "No. 56595". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2002. p. 9.
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