Oliver Simon

Oliver Simon
Bishop of Antsiranana
Church	Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
Diocese	Diocese of Antsiranana
In office	2012–2015
Predecessor	Roger Chung Po Chuen
Successor	Théophile Botomazava
Other posts	Team Vicar, Rugby (2005–2010) Director of Studies, Diocese of Mauritius (2010–2012)
Orders
Ordination	1971 (deacon); 1972 (priest) by Eric Knell (deacon); Kenneth Woollcombe (priest)
Consecration	19 February 2012 by Ian Ernest
Personal details
Born	1945 (age 71–72)
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Durham University

Oliver Simon (born 1945) is a retired Anglican bishop and Church of England priest. After a 40-year ministry as a priest, he served as Bishop of Antsiranana in Mauritius from 2012 until 2015.

Simon was educated at Durham University, gaining his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1967; he then attended the University of Sussex, where he gained his Master of Arts (MA) in 1968, before going on to train for the ministry at Cuddesdon College from 1969. He was ordained a deacon on 26 September 1971 (by Eric Knell, Bishop of Reading, at St John's Reading) and a priest around Michaelmas 1972 (by Kenneth Woollcombe, Bishop of Oxford, at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford).

His title post (first curacy) was at Kidlington until 1974, when he moved to a second curacy at Bracknell. In 1978, he took his first incumbency, becoming Vicar of Frodsham until 1988, when he moved to Easthampstead, where he served as Rector for twelve years — during which time he also studied with the University of Sheffield, being awarded his Master in Ministry and Theology (MMinTheol) in 1994. He became Chaplain at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Chaplain to the Community of St Mary the Virgin (both 2000–2005) and also Chaplain at Pembroke College, Oxford (2003–2004). His last incumbency was as Team Vicar in the Rugby Team Ministry from 2005 until 2010: during this period he also served as Ordained Local Ministry (OLM) Officer and Director of Studies for the Diocese of Coventry (from 2006) and OLM Tutor at The Queen's Foundation (from 2007), and wrote a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) thesis for the University of London (awarded 2009).