John Henry Moses KCVO (born 12 January 1938) was the

Dean of St Paul's The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also ''ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire. The current dean is Andrew Tremlet ...

from November 1996 until his retirement on 31 August 2006. Moses' last service as dean was a Sung Eucharist on 12 July 2006. It was attended by over 2,000 friends, family, colleagues and invited guests including the

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and the

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Education

Moses was educated at Ealing County Grammar School for Boys, a state grammar school (now

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) in West London, followed by the

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and Trinity Hall at the

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. He then studied at

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, where he was ordained in 1964.

Life and career

Moses became an

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of St Andrew's Bedford, then the rector of the Coventry East Team Ministry and the

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of Coventry East. In 1977 he was appointed the

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, also serving as the

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's officer for industry and commerce, chairman of the diocesan retreat house and chairman of the diocesan advisory committee. In 1982 he became the Provost of

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before becoming Dean of St Paul's in 1996. He has published a number of books, including ''The Sacrifice of God'' (1992) and ''A Broad and Living Way'' (1995). In 1992, he was appointed the first rector of

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. In 1997 he was made an Honorary Doctor of the University. In 2006, he was created a Knight Commander of the

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(KCVO) and thus entitled to be called "Sir"; however, as he is a British cleric, Moses only uses the post-nominals of "KCVO". Other honorable titles held by Moses include Brother of the Order of St. John and Officer of the Order of Istiqlal of the

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. In 2013, Moses was appointed the John Macquarrie Professor of Anglican Theology at the

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Styles

* Mr John Moses (1938–1964) * The Revd John Moses (1964–1977) * The Ven John Moses (1977–1982) * The Very Revd John Moses (1982–1997) * The Very Revd Dr John Moses (1997–2006) * The Very Revd Dr John Moses KCVO (2006–present)

Writings

* ''The Sacrifice of God: A Holistic Theory of Atonement'', Norwich: Canterbury Press, 1994 (, ) * ''A Broad and Living Way: Church and State -- A Continuing Establishment'', Norwich: Canterbury Press, 1995 () * ''The Desert: An Anthology for Lent'', Morehouse Publishing, 1997 () * ''One Equall Light: An Anthology of the Writings of John Donne'' (ed) Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2003 () * ''The Language of Love: Exploring Prayer: An Anthology,'' Canterbury Press, 2013 ()

References

External links

BBC article: "Top dean attacks gay 'witch-hunt'"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, John Deans of St Paul's 1938 births Living people Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Archdeacons of Southend People educated at Ealing County Grammar School for Boys Provosts and Deans of Chelmsford Alumni of Lincoln Theological College 20th-century English Anglican priests 21st-century English Anglican priests Graduate Theological Foundation faculty