John Barton (priest) explained

John Greenwood Barton (born 5 June 1936) is a retired British Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Aston from 1990 to 2003.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Barton was educated at Battersea Grammar School and the London College of Divinity. He was Assistant Curate at St Mary Bredin, Canterbury from 1963 to 1966; Vicar of Whitfield with West Langdon from 1966 to 1975;^[4] Vicar of St Luke, South Kensington from 1975 to 1983; Area Dean of Chelsea from 1980 to 1983; and Chief Broadcasting Officer for the Church of England from 1983 until his appointment as Archdeacon of Aston.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Faith news.Luke Coppen. The Times (London, England), Saturday, August 09, 2003; pg. 38; Issue 67837
2. Church news. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 23, 1982; pg. 10; Issue 61189
3. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/xsJ22V6IcGDg_CKwNcVxIQyhYZk/appointments Companies House
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: OUP, 1976
5. ‘BARTON, Ven. (Charles) John Greenwood’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 24 Dec 2016