Jonathan Meyrick

The Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick MA(Oxon)^[1]
Bishop of Lynn
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Norwich
Enthroned	29 June 2011
Predecessor	Rt Revd James Langstaff
Other posts	Dean of Exeter (2005–2011)
Orders
Ordination	1976
Consecration	2 June 2011^[2]
Personal details
Born	23 April 1952 (1952-04-23) (age 59)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Rebecca
Children	1 son and 2 daughters
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford

Cyril Jonathan Meyrick (born 23 April 1952^[3]) is the current Bishop of Lynn and former Dean of Exeter.^[4]

1 Early life and education
2 Ordained ministry
3 Styles
4 References

Early life and education

Meyrick was educated at Lancing College and St John’s College, Oxford. He then studied for ordination at Sarum and Wells Theological College.

Ordained ministry

Meyrick was ordained as a deacon in 1976 and as a priest in 1977. After a curacy at Bicester he was domestic chaplain to the Bishop of Oxford from 1978 to 1981 and then a tutor in Old Testament studies at Codrington College, Barbados until 1984. He returned to the Diocese of Oxford as Team Vicar of Burnham with Dropmore, Hitcham and Taplow until 1990, when he moved to become Team Rector of Tisbury, Sarum and Wells until 1998.

While at Tisbury, he served as Rural Dean of Chalke Valley from 1997 to 1998, when he moved to become a canon residentiary at Rochester Cathedral, where he served as Canon Pastor and Acting Dean. On 21 May 2005, he was installed as Dean of Exeter,^[5]^[6] serving simultaneously (ex officio) as Priest-in-charge of Central Exeter. He has presented a weekly feature in The Express and Echo under the name of "Johnny Dean".^[7]

In March 2011, it was announced that Meyrick had been appointed as Bishop of Lynn, taking over from the Rt Revd James Langstaff, Bishop of Rochester. He was consecrated as a bishop by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 2011^[8] and installed in Norwich Cathedral on 29 June 2011.

Styles

Jonathan Meyrick Esq (1952–1976)
The Revd Jonathan Meyrick (1976–1998)
The Revd Canon Jonathan Meyrick (1998–2005)
The Very Revd Jonathan Meyrick (2005–2011)
The Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick (2011—present)

References

^ Number 10 — Suffragan See of Lynn
^ Diocese of Norwich – New Bishop of Lynn
^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 9780713672576
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 9780715110300
^ Number 10 – Dean of Exeter
^ East Devon- Chairman’s engagements
^ This is Exeter – Johnny Dean
^ Eastern Daily Press – New Bishop for King's Lynn

Church of England titles
Preceded by Keith Jones	Dean of Exeter 2005–2011	TBA
Preceded by James Langstaff	Bishop of Lynn 2011–present	Incumbent

Bishops of Lynn

William Llewellyn · Aubrey Aitken · David Bentley · David Conner · Tony Foottit · James Langstaff · Jonathan Meyrick

Deans of Exeter

13th century	Serlo • Roger de Wynkleigh • William de Stanwey • Roger de Toriz • John Noble • John Pycot • Andrew de Kilkenny

14th century	Henry de Somerset • Thomas de Lechlade • Bartholomew de Sancto Laurentio • Richard de Coleton • Richard de Braylegh • Reginald de Bugwell • Robert Sumpter • Thomas Walkyngton

15th century	Ralph Tregision • Stephen Payn • John Cobethorn • John Hals • Henry Webber • Peter Courtenay • Lionel Woodville • John Arundel

16th century	Edward Willoughby • Thomas Hobbys • John Veysey • Richard Pace • Reginald Pole • Simon Heynes • James Haddon • Thomas Reynolds • Gregory Dodds • George Carewe • Stephen Townsend • Matthew Sutcliffe

17th century	William Peterson • Seth Ward • Edward Younge • George Cary • Richard Annesley

18th century	William Wake • Launcelot Blackburne • Edward Trelawny • John Gilbert • Alured Clarke • William Holmes • Charles Lyttelton • Jeremiah Milles • William Buller • Charles Harward

19th century	Charles Talbot • George Gordon • John Garnett • Whittington Landon • Thomas Hill Lowe • Charles John Ellicott • William Brodrick, 7th Viscount Midleton • Archibald Boyd • Benjamin Morgan Cowie

20th century	Alfred Earle • Henry Reginald Gamble • Walter Robert Matthews • Spencer Cecil Carpenter • Alexander Ross Wallace • Marcus Knight • Clifford Thomas Chapman • Richard Montague Stephens Eyre • Keith Brynmor Jones

21st century	Jonathan Meyrick • Jonathan Draper

Persondata
Name	Meyrick, Jonathan
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Lynn
Date of birth	23 April 1952
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

Jonathan Meyrick

Contents

Early life and education

Ordained ministry

Styles

References