John Fitzmaurice Petty

John Fitzmaurice Petty (born 9 March 1935^[1]) is a retired Anglican priest.

Petty was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge Cuddesdon Theological College in Oxford, UK, and ordained in 1967^[2] after an earlier career with the Royal Engineers lasting 11 years. He was A Curate at St Cuthbert's Sheffield^[3] then St Helier, Morden. From 1975 to 1987 he was Vicar of St John's Ashton-under-Lyne^[4] when he became Provost of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, Coventry and was later appointed Dean of Coventry, a position he held until his retirement in 2000.^[3] Petty is now chaplain at Mount House Residential Home in Shrewsbury and a trustee of the Simeon Trust. He assists at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury.

Petty married Susan Shakerley in 1962^[5] and they have four children.^[6]

References

^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
^ ^a ^b "TheTrustees". http://www.simeontrust.co.uk/Trustees.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
^ Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1870520092)
^ The Times, 24 December 1962, p10, "Marriages"
^ Who’s Who (ibid)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Colin Douglas Semper	Provost of Coventry Cathedral 1988–2000	Succeeded by John Dudley Irvine

Provosts and Deans of Coventry

Provosts	Cyril Morton • Richard Howard • Harold Williams • Colin Semper • John Petty

Deans	John Petty • John Irvine

Office holders in the Diocese of Coventry

The Bishop of Coventry • The Bishop of Warwick • The Dean of Coventry • The Archdeacon of Coventry The Archdeacon of Warwick