The Very Reverend John Alan Robert Methuen (14 August 1947 – 18 July 2010)[1] was an Anglican priest who was eminent in the latter part of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st. He was born on 14 August 1947 and educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1972 he began his career with a curacy at Fenny Stratford after which he was appointed Chaplain of his old school.[3] Subsequently Vicar of St Mark Reading[4] then Rector of The Ascension, Hulme.[5] While in Hulme he sheltered asylum seeker Viraj Mendis for two years. His next appointment was as Dean of Ripon in 1995 . A divisive figure, he was facing twenty-one charges of misconduct before a consistory court, but, before the cases came to court he resigned in 2005.[6] After Ripon he retired to London where he indulged in lectures, seminars and tours. His funeral service was held at the church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London.
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| Preceded by Christopher Russell Campling |
Dean of Ripon 1995 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Keith Michael Jukes |
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