John Oliver (Bishop)

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John Keith Oliver (born April 14, 1935 ) is a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Hereford in the Church of England from 1990 to 2003 .

Oliver was born to Walter and Ivy Oliver. He attended Westminster School and studied at Gonville and Caius College of the University of Cambridge . There he graduated in 1959 with a Master of Arts in theology . He began his priestly career from 1964 to 1968 as vicar ( curate ) in the parish Hilborough near Norfolk in the county of Suffolk ; there he was responsible for several communities. He was then from 1968 to 1972 chaplain ( Chaplain ) and teacher ( Assistant Master ) at Eton College . From 1973 to 1982 he was pastor ( Team Rector ) in the village of South Molton in Devon . From 1974 to 1980 he practiced there, the office of land Dean ( Rural Dean of). From 1982 to 1986 he was pastor of an inner city parish in Exeter . From 1985 to 1990 he worked as Archdeacon of Sherborne (Archdeacon of Sherborne). At the same time he was canon ( Canon ; Canon) at Salisbury Cathedral during this period . In 1985 he became Rector ( Priest-in-charge ; priest) of West Stafford in the county of Dorset . In 1990 he was ordained a bishop . He became Bishop of Hereford in the Church of England in 1990, succeeding John Eastaugh . In 2003 he retired. He was succeeded as Bishop of Hereford by Anthony Priddis . After his retirement he has been an honorary assistant bishop in the diocese of Swansea and Brecon since 2004 .

Oliver was 1993-1998 Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Church of England's Advisory Board of Ministry and Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Rural Support Network in the West Midlands (2003-2007). Oliver was among the proponents of legalizing cannabis use ; this caused a stir in Great Britain.

In September 1961 he married his wife Meriel Edith Milicent Moore, the daughter of Sir Alan Hilary Moore, 2nd Baronet Moore and his wife Hilda Mary Burrows. The marriage had three children, two sons and a daughter. His daughter Mary died in 2002 at the age of 31 of complications from alcohol poisoning . His hobbies include railways , music , architecture , walking and motorcycling .

Membership in the House of Lords

Oliver served in his capacity as Bishop of Hereford from September 1996 to late November 2003 until his retirement as Bishop of Hereford as Spiritual Lord of the House of Lords .

A total of 208 word contributions from Oliver from 1997 to 2003 are documented in Hansard . Oliver's first speech documented in the Hansard was on February 13, 1997 as part of a debate about the construction and promotion of wind turbines . On November 27, 2003, during his tenure in the House of Lords, he last spoke up with a brief question about climate change .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory . London, Church House 1995. ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  2. ↑ RECTORS OF WEST STAFFORD WITH FROME BELET. Accessed January 13, 2014
  3. ↑ Great Britain: Anglican Bishop for Legalization of Cannabis kath.net. Retrieved January 13, 2014
  4. ^ A b Bishop's daughter killed by drink in: London Evening Standard of October 31, 2002
  5. ↑ a b Rt. Rev. John Keith Oliver on thepeerage.com , accessed August 19, 2015.
  6. ^ Wind Farms and the Rural Environment Text of the speech of February 13, 1997
  7. ↑ Address in Reply to Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech Wording of the speech from November 23, 2003
personal data
SURNAME Oliver, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oliver, John Keith (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Anglican theologian; Bishop of Hereford
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1935