John Thornley Finney (born 1 May 1932) was the eighth Suffragan Bishop of Pontefract. He was educated at Charterhouse and Hertford College, Oxford. Ordained in 1958, he began his career with curacies in Headington and

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and was then successively

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of Tollerton, Vicar of St Margarets Aspley Adviser in

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to the

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and then Officer for the

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before ascending to the Episcopate – a post he held from 1993 until 1998. An eminent author,Amongst others he wrote “Saints Alive!”, 1983; “Understanding Leadership”, 1989; “Recovering the Past: Celtic and Roman mission”, 1996; “Fading Splendour?”, 2000; and “Emerging Evangelism”, 2004 > British Library Web-site accessed 22 December 2008 in retirement he continues to minister, as an honorary assistant bishop within the

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1932 births People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford Bishops of Pontefract 20th-century Church of England bishops Living people {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub