John Witcombe Explained

John Julian Witcombe (born 1 March 1959) is a British Anglican priest. He is the Dean of Coventry in the Church of England.^[1]

Ministry

After ordination in 1984, he served in Birtley, County Durham before moving to be the team Vicar of St Barnabas, Inham Nook, Nottingham.^[2] He was then vicar of St Luke’s, Lodge Moor, Sheffield the Team Rector in Uxbridge and later Dean of St John's College, Nottingham. Before his appointment as Dean of Coventry, Witcombe was the Diocese of Gloucester's Diocesan Directors of Ordinands and then Director of Discipleship and Ministry, and a Residentiary Canon at Gloucester Cathedral. He is a member of General Synod^[3] and is a national advisor for selecting potential clergy for the Church of England.^[4] He was instituted Dean of Coventry on 19 January 2013.^[5]

Personal life

John is married to Ricarda, who is also a priest. They married in 2000 after the death of his first wife Maureen Edwards (another fellow priest). John has one son and two daughters with his first wife Maureen, and two step daughters with his second wife Ricarda.

Styles

• The Reverend John Witcombe (1984–2009)
• The Reverend Canon John Witcombe (2009–2013)
• The Very Reverend John Witcombe (2013–present)

Works

• Editor of The Curate's Guide: From calling to first parish (Church House Publishing 2005) ^[6]
• Author with John Leach of Grove books Hanging on to God: sustaining ministry in the renewal tradition (Grove Books, 2008) ^[7]
• Author with John Leach and Mark Tanner of Grove Books Renewing the Traditional Church (Grove Books, 2005) ^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: From the Dean – Coventry Cathedral. Coventrycathedral.org.uk. 11 February 2019.
2. Web site: Our leadership team – Coventry Cathedral. Coventrycathedral.org.uk. 11 February 2019.
3. Web site: General Synod List of Members - current. Peterowen.org.uk. 11 February 2019.
4. Web site: Canon John Witcombe - 2012 Festival Lineup 2012 - Greenbelt Festival . 24 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023717/http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/festival/2012/lineup/talks/canon-john-witcombe/ . 4 March 2016 .
5. Web site: New Dean appointed for Coventry. 14 September 2012. 11 February 2019. Bbc.co.uk.
6. Web site: The Curate's Guide : St John's Nottingham . 24 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110901071635/http://www.stjohns-nottm.ac.uk/the-curate-s-guide/ . 1 September 2011 .
7. Web site: Christian resources from Grove Books - R 33 Hanging on to God: Sustaining Ministry in the Renewal Tradition . www.grovebooks.co.uk . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20130505084138/http://www.grovebooks.co.uk/cart.php?target=product&product_id=17274&pabPageID=8 . 5 May 2013 . dead.