James Atwell
| The Very Reverend James Atwell |
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|---|---|
| Dean of Winchester | |
| Church | Winchester Cathedral |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| In office | 2006–present |
| Predecessor | Michael Till |
| Successor | TBA |
| Other posts | Dean of St Edmundsbury (1995–2006; Provost until 2000) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1946 Calne, Wiltshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
James Edgar Atwell (born 3 June 1946)[1] is the current Dean of Winchester.[2] He was educated at Dauntsey's and Exeter College, Oxford.[1] He went to theological college at Cuddesdon and was ordained in 1971. He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St John the Evangelist, East Dulwich [3] after which he was curate at Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge and Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge. He has a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) and a Bachelor of Divinity (BD).
From Cambridge he became Vicar of St Lawrence, Towcester[4][5] and then Provost of St Edmundsbury Cathedral[6] before becoming (automatically, due to the Cathedrals Measure) Dean of St Edmundsbury on 19 November 2000.[7] Having received Letters Patent from Elizabeth II,[8] he was installed in Winchester Cathedral at a service on Lady day, 25 March 2006.[9]
On 12 February 2016, it was announced that James is to retire as Dean of Winchester in June 2016.[10]
Bibliography
- Sources of the Old Testament: A Guide to the Religious Thought of the Hebrew Bible (Understanding the Bible & Its World), T. & T. Clark Ltd, 1 Apr 2004. ISBN 978-0567084637
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Who's Who 2012 – ATWELL, James Edgar
- ↑ Anglican communion
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
- ↑ Church web site
- ↑ Historic record of Clergy
- ↑ Official notification – Winchester
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ London Gazette
- ↑ Basingstoke Gazette
- ↑ Winchester Cathedral — Dean James' retirement (Accessed 20 February 2016)
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Dean of Winchester 2006–present |
Incumbent |
