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 post(s) | 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
Greener was educated at
priesthood at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield
.
Ordained ministry
Greener was
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
- ^ "Preview Family Record". Burke's Peerage and Gentry. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "The Dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield Reorganisation Scheme 2013" (PDF). Church of England. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Wakefield Cathedral — Dean of Wakefield on the Move Archived 2017-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 24 September 2017)
- ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ Church web-site
- ^ BBC Four Cathedrals, episode 1 of 3: Wakefield. Accessed 14 November 2013
