John Keith Oliver (born 14 April 1935) is a British retired Anglican bishop. He was the 103rd Bishop of Hereford from 1990 to 2003.
John Oliver | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hereford | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hereford |
| In office | 1990 – 2003 (retirement) |
| Predecessor | John Eastaugh |
| Successor | Anthony Priddis |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Sherborne 1985–1990 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1990 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1935 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Meriel Moore (m. 1961) Died 2014 |
| Children | Three: two sons, one daughter (daughter deceased) |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
Early life and education
editOliver was born on 14 April 1935.[1] He was educated at Westminster and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[2] He has Master of Arts (MA Cantab) and Master of Letters (MLitt) degrees.[3]
Ordained ministry
editHe was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1964 (20 September) at Cromer Parish Church[4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (19 September 1965) at Norwich Cathedral, both times by Launcelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich.[5] After a curacy in Norfolk, he spent a period as chaplain and assistant master at Eton College. Following incumbencies in Devon, he became Archdeacon of Sherborne and Rector of West Stafford in Dorset before being consecrated a bishop on 6 December 1990 at Westminster Abbey. He served in the House of Lords from January 1997 until November 2003 with special responsibility for agricultural and environmental policy. [6] He was succeeded by Anthony Priddis, previously Bishop suffragan of Warwick.[7]
He published one book, The Church and Social Order, 1919 -1939 in 1968.
Personal life
editHe married Meriel Moore in 1961; she was the first woman to teach divinity at Eton College and the first woman Reader at Hereford Cathedral. She died in 2014.[8] They had two sons and one daughter; his daughter died in 2002.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
Rt Rev John Oliver, Bishop of Hereford, 1990-2003, 76
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ "West Stafford Stoke Billet Rectors".
- ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5302. 25 September 1964. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5354. 24 September 1965. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Briefly". Church Times. No. 6669. 7 December 1990. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Succession details Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "rev. John Keith Oliver — Geneall.net".
- ^ "Person Page".
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