The Right Reverend

John Oliver
Bishop of Hereford
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Hereford
In office1990 – 2003 (retirement)
PredecessorJohn Eastaugh
SuccessorAnthony Priddis
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Sherborne
1985–1990
Orders
Consecration1990
Personal details
Born (1935-04-14) 14 April 1935 (age 88)
DenominationAnglican
SpouseMeriel Moore (m. 1961) Died 2014
ChildrenThree: two sons, one daughter (daughter deceased)
Alma materGonville and Caius College, Cambridge

John Keith Oliver (born 14 April 1935) is a British retired Anglican bishop. He was the 103rd Bishop of Hereford from 1990 to 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]

Personal life

He married Meriel Moore in 1961; she died in 2014.[8] They had two sons and one daughter; his daughter died in 2002.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014. Rt Rev John Oliver, Bishop of Hereford, 1990-2003, 76
  2. ^ Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  3. ^ "West Stafford Stoke Billet Rectors".
  4. ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5302. 25 September 1964. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times. No. 5354. 24 September 1965. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ^ "Briefly". Church Times. No. 6669. 7 December 1990. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. ^ Succession details Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "rev. John Keith Oliver — Geneall.net".
  9. ^ "Person Page".


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