John Irvine (priest)

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John Dudley Irvine (born 2 January 1949)^[1] was the Dean of Coventry.

Career and ministry

Irvine was a barrister in London before his ordination to the priesthood. He served a curacy at Holy Trinity Brompton and was one of the founders of the Alpha course.^[2] Having taken charge of the Alpha course, he played a major part in transforming it from its original four-week form to its current 10-week form.

Dean of Coventry

Irvine was appointed Dean of Coventry in March 2001.^[2] He retired on 29 July 2012.^[3]^[4] He took up the position of Associate Vicar at Holy Trinity, Cambridge in September 2012.

Styles

Mr John Irvine (1949–1981)
The Revd John Irvine (1981–2001)
The Very Revd John Irvine (2001–present)

References

↑ Who's Who 2012 – IRVINE, John Dudley
↑ 2.0 2.1 "New dean for Coventry Cathedral speaks of "Alpha"". Anglican Communion Office. 11 April 2001. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
↑ "Church Times gazette". Church Times. 18 November 2011. p. 32. #7757.
↑ Cross of Nails – Dean of Coventry to move on

v t e Provosts and Deans of Coventry

Provosts	Cyril Morton Richard Howard Harold Williams Colin Semper John Petty

Deans	John Petty Stuart Beake John Irvine Tim Pullen John Witcombe

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Petty	Dean of Coventry 2001–2012	Succeeded by John Witcombe

Persondata
Name	Irvine, John
Alternative names
Short description	Dean of Coventry
Date of birth	2 January 1949
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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