John Lawrence Pritchard

John Lawrence Pritchard is a Church of England clergyman and Bishop of Oxford. He stands in the open evangelical tradition.

Pritchard was born in 1948 in Salford, Manchester. He was educated at Arnold School in Blackpool, before going on to read Law at St Peter's College, Oxford. He went on to obtain a Certificate in Pastoral Theology at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, being ordained as a priest in 1972. From 1972 to 1976, he served as a curate at St Martin's, Birmingham, and from 1976 to 1980, he was Youth Chaplain and Assistant Director of Education in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. In 1980 he became Priest in Charge of Wilton, Taunton, then from 1988 he was Director of Pastoral Studies at Cranmer Hall, Durham, and then, from 1993, Warden there. In 1996, he became Archdeacon and Canon Residentiary of Canterbury Cathedral, and in 2002 was consecrated suffragan Bishop of Jarrow. [ [http://www.oxford.anglican.org/page/3799/ The Rt Revd John Pritchard | Bishop of Oxford ] ]

On 11 December 2006, after a longer-than-usual selection process, it was announced that he would be the 42nd Bishop of Oxford. Having taken office at his confirmation-of-election in London on 23 March 2007, he began his work in his diocese on 8 June 2007 after a service of inauguration at his Cathedral in Oxford. [ [http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page10567.asp Bishopric of Oxford ] ] In 2008, he supported Oxford Muslims' application to broadcast the "adhan" from the minaret of a mosque [http://www.oxford.anglican.org/page/6186/] , for which he has received hostile comment and letters of complaint from local evangelicals. [cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/mar/12/1|title=People|publisher=The Guardian|first=Stephen|last=Bates|date=13 March 2008|accessdate=2008-03-12] [cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/11/nbishop111.xml|title=Bishop's death threats over mosque plan|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=11 March 2008|accessdate=2008-03-13] [cite news|url=http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-239/0803114461153343.htm|title=Bishop receives death threats for backing Muslim prayer call|Publisher=Islamic Republic News Agency|date=11 March 2008|accessdate=2008-03-13]

Pritchard is married and has two daughters. [ [http://www.oxford.anglican.org/page/3799/ The Rt Revd John Pritchard | Bishop of Oxford ] ]

tyles

* Mr John Pritchard (1948–1972)
* The Revd John Pritchard (1972–1996)
* The Ven. John Pritchard (1996–2002)
* The Rt Revd John Pritchard (2002–)

From 1996 to 2002, during Pritchard's time at Canterbury Cathedral, he was also a Canon Residentiary. This would have meant he was called "the Revd Canon John Pritchard"; however, as he was also an archdeacon, he used the style of such.

Works

*"Practical Theology in Action", SPCK (1996), ISBN 0-281-05012-0
*"The Intercessions Handbook", SPCK (1997), ISBN 0-281-04979-3
*"Beginning Again", SPCK (2000), ISBN 0-281-05265-4
*"Living the Gospel Stories Today", SPCK (2001), ISBN 0-281-05365-0
*"How to Pray", SPCK (2002), ISBN 0-281-05454-1
*"The Second Intercessions Handbook", SPCK (2004), ISBN 0-281-05649-8
*"Living Easter Through the Year", SPCK (2005), ISBN 0-281-05709-5
*"How to Explain Your Faith", SPCK (2006), ISBN 0-8146-3178-9
*"The Life and Work of a Priest", SPCK (2007) ISBN 0-261-05748-1

References

External links

* [http://www.oxford.anglican.org/ Diocese of Oxford]
* [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6923598937565734878&pr=goog-sl/ Video of the Bishop's Inauguration - 8th June 2007]