John Petty (priest)

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John Fitzmaurice Petty (born 9 March 1935^[1]) is a retired Anglican priest.

Petty was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Cuddesdon Theological College in Oxford and ordained in 1967^[2] after an earlier military career with the Royal Engineers lasting 11 years. He was a curate at St Cuthbert's Sheffield^[3] and then St Helier, Morden. From 1975 to 1987 he was Vicar of St John's Ashton-under-Lyne^[4] when he became Provost of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, Coventry and was later appointed Dean of Coventry, a position he held until his retirement in 2000.^[3] Petty is now chaplain at Mount House Residential Home in Shrewsbury, a trustee of the Simeon Trust, and assists at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury.

Petty married Susan Shakerley in 1962^[5] and they have four children.^[6]

References

↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ 3.0 3.1 "TheTrustees". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
↑ Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
↑ The Times, 24 December 1962, p10, "Marriages"
↑ Who’s Who (ibid)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Colin Douglas Semper	Provost of Coventry Cathedral 1988–2000	Succeeded by John Dudley Irvine

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

v t e Diocese of Coventry

Coventry Cathedral Coventry Blitz The Bishop's House, Coventry Cathedral and Diocesan Office, Coventry St Mary's Priory and Cathedral

Office holders	The Bishop of Coventry, Christopher Cocksworth The Bishop suffragan of Warwick, John Stroyan AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Coventry, John Witcombe The Archdeacon Missioner, Morris Rodham The Archdeacon Pastor, John Green

Historic offices	Provost of Coventry (1931–2000; see Dean of Coventry) Archdeacon of Warwick (1918–2009; replaced by Archdeacon Missioner) Archdeacon of Coventry (12th century–2012; replaced by Archdeacon Pastor)

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