John Oliver (bishop)
British retired Anglican bishop (born 1935)
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John Keith Oliver (born 14 April 1935) is a British retired Anglican bishop. He was the 103rd Bishop of Hereford from 1990 to 2003.
John Oliver | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hereford | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hereford |
| In office | 1990 – 2003 (retirement) |
| Predecessor | John Eastaugh |
| Successor | Anthony Priddis |
| Other posts | Archdeacon of Sherborne 1985–1990 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1990 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1935 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Meriel Moore (m. 1961) Died 2014 |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Bishop of Hereford 22 January 1997 – 30 November 2003 | |
Early life and education
Oliver was born on 14 April 1935.[1] He was educated at Westminster and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[2] He has Master of Arts (MA Cantab) and Master of Letters (MLitt) degrees.[3]
Ordained ministry
He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1964 (20 September) at Cromer Parish Church[4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (19 September 1965) at Norwich Cathedral, both times by Launcelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich.[5] After a curacy in Norfolk, he spent a period as chaplain and assistant master at Eton College. Following incumbencies in Devon, he became Archdeacon of Sherborne and Rector of West Stafford in Dorset before being consecrated a bishop on 6 December 1990 at Westminster Abbey. He served in the House of Lords from January 1997 until November 2003 with special responsibility for agricultural and environmental policy. [6] He was succeeded by Anthony Priddis, previously Bishop suffragan of Warwick.[7]
He published one book, The Church and Social Order, 1919 -1939 in 1968.
From 2005 until 2010, he sat as a member of the inquiry into the murder of Billy Wright at Maze Prison, which was set up following the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement.[8]
