John Greenwood Barton (born 5 June 1936) is a retired British

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priest. He was

Archdeacon of Aston The Archdeacon of Aston is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Birmingham. The Archdeacon is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the archdeaconry's three deaneries: Aston and Sutton Coldfield, Cole ...

from 1990 to 2003. Barton was educated at

Battersea Grammar School Battersea Grammar School was a Voluntary-Controlled Secondary Grammar School in South London. It was established in Battersea in 1875 by the Sir Walter St John Trust and moved to larger premises in Streatham in 1936. The school closed when it ...

and the London College of Divinity. He was Assistant Curate at St Mary Bredin,

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from 1963 to 1966;

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of Whitfield with

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from 1966 to 1975;

of St Luke,

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from 1975 to 1983;

Area Dean In the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion as well as some Lutheran denominations, a rural dean is a member of clergy who presides over a "rural deanery" (often referred to as a deanery); "ruridecanal" is the corresponding adjective. ...

of Chelsea from 1980 to 1983; and Chief Broadcasting Officer for the

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from 1983 until his appointment as

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1936 births People educated at Battersea Grammar School Alumni of the London College of Divinity Archdeacons of Aston Living people {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub