Jonathan Greener
Jonathan Greener | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Exeter | |
_(cropped).jpg) Greener in 2014 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
| In office | 2017–present |
| Predecessor | Jonathan Draper |
| Other posts | Presiding Dean of the Diocese of Leeds (April 2014–2017) Dean of Wakefield (2007–2017) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener 9 March 1961 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Pamela |
| Education | Reigate Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge College of the Resurrection |
Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener (born 9 March 1961) is a British Anglican priest. He was Dean of Wakefield[1] and presiding dean of the Diocese of Leeds.[2] He became Dean of Exeter on 26 November 2017.[3]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Greener was educated at Reigate Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge (whence he gained his Cambridge Master of Arts).[4] After 5 years as Sales and Export Manager with A & M Hearing (a company run by his father) he studied for the priesthood at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield.
Ordained ministry
[edit | edit source]Greener was ordained in 1992. He was Assistant Curate at Holy Trinity with St Matthew, Southwark, while Angus Galbraith was incumbent from 1991 to 1994. During this time he organized the opening of the new Church building and community centre "St Matthew at the Elephant" by Diana, Princess of Wales, one of her final public engagements. He then became the Bishop of Truro's Domestic Chaplain.[5] He was Vicar of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Brighton[6] from 1996 to 2003 when he became Archdeacon of Pontefract, a post he held until his elevation to the Deanery in 2007.
Greener appeared prominently in a BBC Four television documentary, Cathedrals, broadcast in November 2013.[7] The programme focused on recent renovations to the cathedral and the impending decision on the Church of England commission's recommendation that the diocese be merged with two other Yorkshire dioceses.
References
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- ^ Church web-site
- ^ BBC Four Cathedrals, episode 1 of 3: Wakefield. Accessed 14 November 2013
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