John Perry (bishop)
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The Rt Revd John Perry ALCD LTh MPhil |
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| Bishop of Chelmsford | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| In office | 1996–2003 |
| Predecessor | John Waine |
| Successor | John Gladwin |
| Other posts |
Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (2011–present) Bishop of Southampton (1989–1996) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1959 (deacon); c. 1960 (priest) |
| Consecration | c. 1989 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1935 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Richard and Elsie |
| Spouse | Gay Brown (m. 1959; d. 2009) Marilyn Sertin (m. 2011) |
| Children | 3 sons; 2 daughters (all with first wife) |
| Alma mater | London College of Divinity |
John Freeman Perry (born 15 June 1935) is a retired Anglican bishop.
Perry was educated at Mill Hill School, the London College of Divinity and St John's College, Nottingham. After ordination he was a curate at Christ Church, Woking until 1962,after which he held a similar post at Christ Church, Chorleywood before becoming vicar of St Andrew's in the same town in 1963; and in 1972 Rural Dean of Rickmansworth. From 1977 until 1989 he was of Lee Abbey when he was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Southampton. Translated to Chelmsford in 1996 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Anglia Ruskin University in 2001 and retired to Shaftesbury two years later.
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