Jonathan Gledhill

The Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill HonDUniv MA BA^[1]
Bishop of Lichfield
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
Enthroned	2003
Predecessor	The Rt Revd Keith Sutton
Other posts	Bishop of Southampton (1996–2003)
Orders
Ordination	1975
Consecration	1996
Personal details
Born	14 February 1949 (1949-02-14) (age 63) Windsor, Berkshire
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Bishop's House, Lichfield
Spouse	Jane
Children	One daughter, one son
Alma mater	Keele University

Jonathan Michael Gledhill (born 14 February 1949 in Windsor, Berkshire) is the 98th Bishop of Lichfield.^[2] He was enthroned in Lichfield Cathedral on 15 November 2003.

Gledhill was educated at Keele University and the University of Bristol.^[3] He trained for the ministry at Trinity College, Bristol.^[4] In 2007 he was awarded an honourary doctorate by Keele University in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the Church and to the people and the County of Staffordshire.”^[5]

Gledhill was curate at Marple All Saints' Chester from 1975 to 1978 and from 1978 to 1983 was priest in charge of St George's Folkestone. From 1983 to 1996 he was Vicar at St Mary Bredin, Canterbury and a tutor at the Canterbury School of Ministry. From 1988 to 1994 he was also the Rural Dean at Canterbury and from 1992 to 1996 an honourary canon of Canterbury Cathedral.

From 1995 to 1998 Gledhill was a member of the General Synod. From 1996 to 2003 he was the suffragan Bishop of Southampton. From 1997 he has chaired the Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council and has been the chairman of the Governing Body of the National College of Evangelists.

Gledhill has published "Leading a Local Church in the Age of the Spirit".

While commenting on the execution of Saddam Hussein in December 2006, Gledhill controversially said that the execution "cannot be called unjust".^[6]

Gledhill is married to Jane, who is a university lecturer and a lay reader. They have one daughter and one son. His recreations include sailing and skiing.

Styles

Jonathan Gledhill Esq (1949–1975)
The Revd Jonathan Gledhill (1975–1992)
The Revd Canon Jonathan Gledhill (1992–1996)
The Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill (1996—present)

References

^ Church of England — Bishop of Lichfield
^ Crockfords On-line Accessed 24 May 2008 16:13
^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
^ Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 9781870520959
^ Bishop of Lichfield to be honoured with Doctorate - Diocese of Lichfield press release. Accessed 20 August 2007.
^ Saddam's execution "not unjust" says bishop — Diocese of Lichfield press release. Accessed 2 January 2007.

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Perry	Bishop of Southampton 1996–2003	Succeeded by Paul Butler
Preceded by Keith Sutton	Bishop of Lichfield 2003—present	Incumbent

Bishops of Southampton

William Awdry • George Fisher • Arthur Lyttelton • James Macarthur • Cecil Boutflower • Arthur Karney • Edmund Morgan • Kenneth Lamplugh • John Cavell • David Cartwright • John Perry • Jonathan Gledhill • Paul Butler • Jonathan Frost

Bishops of Lichfield (since the Reformation)

Lichfield & Coventry	Rowland Lee • Richard Sampson • Ralph Baines • Thomas Bentham • William Overton • George Abbot • Richard Neile • John Overall • Thomas Morton • Robert Wright • Accepted Frewen • John Hacket • Thomas Wood • William Lloyd • John Hough • Edward Chandler • Richard Smalbroke • The Hon Frederick Cornwallis • John Egerton • Brownlow North • Richard Hurd • The Hon James Cornwallis • The Hon Henry Ryder • Samuel Butler

Lichfield	Samuel Butler • James Bowstead • John Lonsdale • George Selwyn • William Maclagan • The Hon Augustus Legge • John Kempthorne • Edward Woods • Stretton Reeve • Kenneth Skelton • Keith Sutton • Jonathan Gledhill

Persondata
Name	Gledhill, Jonathan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	14 February 1949
Place of birth	Windsor, Berkshire
Date of death
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