| The Rt Revd John Pritchard MA(Oxon) MLitt DipTh[1] |
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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 |
| Enthroned | 2007 |
| Predecessor | Richard Harries |
| Other posts | Bishop of Jarrow (2002–2006) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1972 |
| Consecration | January 2002 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 63–64) Salford, Greater Manchester |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Diocesan Church House, Oxford |
| Parents | Clergy father[2] |
| Spouse | Wendy[2] |
| Children | Two daughters; Amanda and Nicola[2] |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford |
John Lawrence Pritchard is a Church of England bishop. He is the current Bishop of Oxford and is in the Open Evangelical tradition.
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Pritchard was born in 1948 in Salford, Manchester. He was educated at Arnold School in Blackpool before going on to study law at St Peter's College, Oxford. He received a Certificate in Pastoral Theology at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He was ordained as a priest in 1972. 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. He was consecrated as suffragan Bishop of Jarrow in January 2002.[2]
On 11 December 2006 it was announced that Pritchard would become the 42nd Bishop of Oxford. Having taken office at his confirmation-of-election in London on 23 March 2007, he began his ministry in the diocese on 8 June 2007 after a service of inauguration at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.[3] In 2008, he supported the application by Muslims in Oxford to broadcast the adhan from the minaret of a mosque. As a result, he received hostile comment and letters of complaint.[4][5][6]
Pritchard is married to Wendy and has two daughters, Amanda and Nicola.[2]
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Archdeacon of Canterbury 1996–2002 |
Succeeded by Patrick Evans |
| Preceded by Alan Smithson |
Bishop of Jarrow 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Mark Bryant |
| Preceded by Richard Harries |
Bishop of Oxford 2007—present |
Incumbent |