Ian Jagger (born 17 April 1955) is a retired British Anglican priest. From 2006 until retirement, he served as the

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, a senior priest in the

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. After parish ministry in the Diocese of London, the

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, and the Diocese of Portsmouth, he was

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from 2001 to 2006.

Early life and education

Jagger was born on 17 April 1955 in

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, United Kingdom. He was educated at

Huddersfield New College Huddersfield New College is a former grammar school and current sixth form college located in Salendine Nook on the outskirts of Huddersfield, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The current principal is Angela Williams. On 17 May 2016 the ...

, then an all-boys grammar school in

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

, West Yorkshire. He studied at

King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the cit ...

, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a

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(MA (Cantab)) degree in 1981. In 1978, Jagger entered

Cranmer Hall, Durham Cranmer Hall is a Church of England theological college based at Durham, England. Cranmer Hall forms part of St John's College, Durham which is a recognised college of Durham University. It stands in the Open Evangelical tradition. Cranmer Hall ...

, an Anglican

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in the

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, to train for ordained ministry. During this time, he also studied theology at

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, and graduated with a BA degree from the

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in 1980. He left Cranmer Hall in 1982 to be ordained in the

Ordained ministry

Jagger was

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in the

: made a

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Day (29 September 1982) at

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(his title church) by

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, and ordained a

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(26 June) 1983 at St Paul's Cathedral by

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. After a

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, he was

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from 1985 to 1994. He was

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of Fareham from 1994 to 1998; and

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of Fareham from 1996 to 1998. He was a Canon Residentiary of Portsmouth Cathedral from 1998 to 2001. In 2001, Jagger moved to the

to take up the appointment of

; he was collated to that post on 7 October 2001 at Durham Cathedral. In 2006, he became the

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; he was collated Archdeacon of Durham and installed a Canon Residentiary on 30 November 2006 at Durham Cathedral.Diocese of Durham — Recent stories
Archived fro
the original
5 January 2007, and accessed 18 January 2018) Jagger retired effective 17 April 2019.

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Ian Jagger
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jagger, Ian 1955 births People educated at Huddersfield New College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Auckland Archdeacons of Durham Living people Alumni of Cranmer Hall, Durham