John Waine

Not to be confused with John Wayne or John Wain.

The Rt Revd John Waine KCVO
Bishop of Chelmsford
Diocese	Diocese of Chelmsford
In office	1986–1996
Predecessor	John Trillo
Successor	John Perry
Other posts	Clerk of the Closet 1989–1996 Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (1978–1986) Bishop of Stafford 1975–1978
Orders
Consecration	c. 1975
Personal details
Born	(1930-06-20) 20 June 1930
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	University of Manchester

John Waine KCVO (born 20 June 1930) was Bishop of Chelmsford from 1986 to 1996; and previously Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1978 to 1986,^[1] Bishop of Stafford, 1975–1978. He also served as Clerk of the Closet from 1989 to 1997, and in retirement served as a lay member on the Press Complaints Commission.^[2]

Educated at Prescot Grammar School and the University of Manchester, he studied for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at St Mary's, West Derby^[3](Liverpool). Incumbencies at Ditton, Southport and Kirkby in the same diocese followed^[4] before consecration to the Episcopate in the mid-1970s. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.^[5] Waine was also the Prelate of the Venerable Order of Saint John until 24 June 2007.^[6]

References

↑ The Times, Wednesday, June 07, 1978; pg. 20; Issue 60321; col E Church news Next Bishop of St Edmundsbury
↑ Joins PCC
↑ Church web site
↑ Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
↑ University of Essex Citation
↑ Order of St John – Annual Report & Accounts 2007

Church of England titles
Preceded by Richard Clitherow	Bishop of Stafford 1975–1978	Succeeded by John Waller
Preceded by Leslie Brown	Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich 1978–1986	Succeeded by John Dennis
Preceded by John Trillo	Bishop of Chelmsford 1986–1996	Succeeded by John Perry
Preceded by John Bickersteth	Clerk of the Closet 1989–1996	Succeeded by Jonathan Bailey

Bishops of Stafford

Edward Were Lionel Crawfurd Douglas Crick Lemprière Hammond Richard Clitherow John Waine John Waller Michael Scott-Joynt (became first area bishop)

Area bishops	Michael Scott-Joynt Christopher Hill Gordon Mursell Geoff Annas

Bishops of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Henry Hodgson Albert David Walter Whittingham Richard Brook Arthur Morris Leslie Brown John Waine John Dennis Richard Lewis Nigel Stock David Thomson (Acting) Martin Seeley

Bishops of Chelmsford

John Watts Ditchfield Guy Warman Henry Wilson Falkner Allison John Tiarks John Trillo John Waine John Perry John Gladwin Stephen Cottrell

Clerks of the Closet

Since 1908	William Boyd Carpenter Hubert Burge Thomas Strong Cyril Garbett Percy Herbert Roger Wilson Gordon Fallows John Bickersteth John Waine Jonathan Bailey Christopher Hill James Newcome

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