John Hall (priest)
Royal Peculiar | |
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In office | December 2006 – 1 November 2019 |
Predecessor | Wesley Carr |
Successor | David Hoyle |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1975 (deacon) 1976 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 March 1949 |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater | Durham University Cuddesdon Theological College |
John Robert Hall
Early life and education
His parents were Ronald John Hall and Katie Margaret Brock Walker.
Ministry
Hall served as assistant curate at St John the Divine's Church in Kennington from 1975 to 1978 and was then priest-in-charge of All Saints' Wimbledon from 1978 to 1984.[2][3]
From 1984 to 1992, Hall was
At various times Hall has been a governor of 10 schools and two universities, a member of two local authority education committees and of the General Teaching Council for England. He has written widely and debated publicly on educational matters and was instrumental in the production of the Dearing Report in 2001 and its follow-up, which led to a significant expansion in the number of Church of England secondary schools. As Dean of Westminster he chaired the governors of Westminster School and Westminster Abbey Choir School.
He was installed by
Hall's appointment as Dean of Westminster was announced in November 2006
Honours
Hall was elected a
In July 2007, Hall was awarded an
On 30 October 2019, Hall was appointed
Styles
- The Reverend John Hall (1975–1992; 2019–present)
- The Reverend CanonJohn Hall (1992–2006)
- The Very Reverend John Hall (2006–2019)
- The Very Reverend John Hall, KCVO (2019-)
Bibliography
- Lankshear, David W.; Hall, John R. (2003). Governing and Managing Church Schools (2nd ed.). London: Church House. ISBN 071514992X.
- Hall, John (2012). Queen Elizabeth II and Her Church: Royal Service at Westminster Abbey. London: Continuum. ISBN 9781441120724.
References
- ^ Hall, Very Rev. John Robert, in Who's Who 2012
- ^ a b c d e "The Very Reverend John R. Hall BA Hon DD Hon DTheol FRSA, Dean of Westminster". Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey. 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Hall, Very Rev. John Robert". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black, online edition, Oxford University Press. December 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ a b "No. 58165". The London Gazette. 28 November 2006. p. 16399.
- ^ "Dean of Westminster to retire in November next year".
- ^ "Ballot Results". News. Society of Antiquaries of London. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "The Queen presents Dean with KCVO".
- ^ "Order of St John | the Gazette".