Jonathan Bailey (bishop)
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Honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester (2005–2008) | |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1965 (deacon); 1966 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1992 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jonathan Sansbury Bailey 24 February 1940 |
| Died | 9 December 2008 (aged 68) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Susan Bailey (née Bennett-Jones; m. 1965) |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Jonathan Sansbury Bailey,
Early life
He was educated at
Priestly ministry
In 1976 he was appointed
In 1982,
Episcopal career
In 1992 he was appointed
In 1995 he was appointed Bishop of Derby serving the territory of the City and County until retirement in 2005. Throughout that decade he was a director of the Derby City Partnership and a member of the Governing Council of Derby University, where he was also chairman of the Multi-Faith Centre. In 2006 the University awarded him an honorary doctorate. He took his seat in the House of Lords in 1999. From 2002 he chaired the Churches Main Committee bringing together the mainstream churches and denominations as a liaison body between them and the machinery of government.
From 1997 until his retirement in 2005 he served as Clerk of the Closet to the Royal Household, an ancient title applied to the senior domestic chaplain to the British monarch. Although a largely honorary post (the Deputy Clerk to the Closet carries out the actual duties of domestic chaplaincy), the post does involve presenting new Bishops to the monarch, and recommending names for possible appointment as royal chaplains and priests-in-ordinary.
He was made a
In retirement he served as an
Personal life and death
In 1965, he married Susan Bennett-Jones (who was also ordained in 1994) and they had three sons.
After retirement he was diagnosed with cancer, of which he died on 9 December 2008.
References
- ^ "Obituary: Jonathan Bailey". The Times. 17 December 2008. p. 66.
- ^ Now demolished[permanent dead link]
- ^ Centre Web Site
- Crockfords On-lineaccessed 16:46 May 29, 2008
- Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 10 September 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
