| The Rt Revd John Hind DD[1] BA[2] |
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| Bishop of Chichester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| Enthroned | 2001 |
| Predecessor | Eric Kemp |
| Other posts | Bishop of Horsham (1991–1993) Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe (1993–2001) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1972 |
| Consecration | 1991 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1945 Watford, Hertfordshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | The Palace, Chichester |
| Parents | Harold Hind & Joan Kemp |
| Spouse | Janet McLintock |
| Children | 3 sons: Dominic, Jonathan & Philip[3] |
| Profession | Bishop |
| Alma mater | Leeds University |
John William Hind (born 19 June 1945 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a theologian and the Bishop of Chichester in the Church of England.
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Hind attended Watford Grammar School for Boys and went to Leeds University where he studied theology before teaching in a secondary school and a college of education. Following training for ordination at Cuddesdon College he was ordained in Southwark Cathedral in 1972.
After parish ministry in the Diocese of Southwark; St John's Catford as a curate (1972–76) and Christ Church, Forest Hill as vicar (1976–82), Hind was appointed the Principal of Chichester Theological College in 1982.
Hind became the area (or suffragan) Bishop of Horsham in the Chichester diocese in 1991 and in 1993 became the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe (often shortened to "Bishop of Europe").
On the retirement of Eric Kemp in 2001 after 26 years as Bishop of Chichester, Hind succeeded him in the see which had included Saint Wilfrid, Saint Richard of Chichester, Lancelot Andrewes and George Bell as its bishops.
Hind was one of the "rebel" bishops who signed a letter against Rowan Williams' appointment of the Reverend Jeffrey John as the Bishop of Reading in 2003, due to John being a self-identified homosexual. The others were the Bishops of Bradford, Carlisle, Chester, Exeter, Liverpool, Rochester, Southwell and Winchester.
Although the Diocese of Chichester includes the city of Brighton and Hove, which has a disproportionately high percentage gay population, Hind has a history of opposition to initiatives such as (and including) civil partnership.[4]
In October 2009, the Sunday Telegraph claimed that Hind had said that he would be happy to be reordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church and that divisions in Anglicanism could make it impossible for him to stay in the Church of England.[5] In a statement published in response to this article, Hind stated that this "is not the case" and "that I would not be willing to deny the priesthood I have exercised hitherto."[6]
On 7 July 2011, Hind announced that he intends to retire in April 2012.[7][8]
Hind is the elder son of Harold Hind (1914–97) and Joan Kemp (1918–76) and is married to Janet McLintock, a former social worker and Child Protection Adviser for the Church of England and present Child Protection Adviser for the Diocese of Guildford. They have three children.
| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded by Colin Docker |
Bishop of Horsham 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by Lindsay Urwin |
| Preceded by John Satterthwaite |
Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe 1993–2001 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Rowell |
| Preceded by Eric Kemp |
Bishop of Chichester 2001—present |
Incumbent |
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