John Leslie Cooper (born 16 December 1933) is a British retired

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest. He was a senior clergyman in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham in the last quarter of the 20th century, serving as

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 1982 to 1990. Cooper was educated at

Tiffin School Tiffin School is a boys' grammar school in Kingston upon Thames, England. It has specialist status in both the performing arts and languages. The school moved from voluntary aided status to become an Academy School on 1 July 2011. Founded in 1 ...

and Chichester Theological College.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76''

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

: OUP, 1976 After

National Service National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The l ...

in the

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

he was a management trainee with GEC. Aftyer

ordination Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorization, authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominational ...

he was Assistant Curate at All Saints, Kings Heath from 1962 to 1965. He was then a

Prison Chaplain Prison religion includes the religious beliefs and practices of prison inmates, usually stemming from or including concepts surrounding their imprisonment and accompanying lifestyle. "Prison Ministry" is a larger concept, including the support of th ...

from 1965 until 1972. He was Priest in charge of St Paul's, Balsall Heath from 1973 to 1982. He was

from 1982 to 1990; and then of Coleshill until 1993. Finally he was an Assistant Curate at Holy Trinity,

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south ...

from 1993 to 1996.

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1933 births Living people People educated at Tiffin School Alumni of Chichester Theological College Royal Artillery officers Archdeacons of Aston {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub