John Warren Gladwin (born 30 May 1942) is a retired

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bishop. From 2004 to 2009, he was the

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in the

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. He stands in the

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tradition.

Early life

Gladwin was born on 30 May 1942 in

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, Hertfordshire, England. He was educated at Hertford Grammar School, an all-boys school in

, Hertfordshire. He studied theology and history at

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(BA 1965, MA 1968). His undertook further theological study and training for ordination at

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(Diploma in Theology 1969).

Ordained ministry

Gladwin was

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in the

as a

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in 1967 and as a

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in 1968. From 1967 to 1071, he served his

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at St John the Baptist Parish Church,

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in the

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. He then returned to Durham, where he was a tutor of

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and an honorary chaplain to students at St Nicholas Church, Durham between 1971 and 1977. From 1977 to 1982, Gladwin was director of the Shaftesbury Project on Christian Involvement in Society: the Shaftesbury Project was an "initiative by

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to study their proper involvement in society and to provide a clear understanding of social action". He was secretary of the

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's Board for Social Responsibility from 1982 to 1988. He was made a

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in 1984. From 1988 to 1994, he was Provost of Sheffield, the senior priest of

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and the

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. He was ordained a bishop in 1994, and served as

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from 1994 to 2004 when he was appointed to be

. He was a member of the

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from 1999 until his retirement in 2009. As the

, he sought to embrace the vast diversity of the second largest

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in the Church of England. In late 2008 he announced that he would retire on 31 August 2009. Since 2010, he has held

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in the

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. On 11 February 2017, Gladwin was one of fourteen retired bishops to sign an

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to the then-serving bishops of the Church of England. In an unprecedented move, they expressed their opposition to the House of Bishops' report to

on sexuality, which recommended no change to the Church's canons or practises around sexuality. By 13 February, a serving bishop ( Alan Wilson,

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) and nine further retired bishops had added their signatures; on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod.

Charity work

From 1998 to 2008, he was

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. His work with Christian Aid took him around the world, where he has seen at first hand the work of many Christians who are committed to working alongside the world's most needy people. He served as chair for 10 years, being succeeded in June 2008 by

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. On his retirement as bishop, he became the Chairman of

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, serving in that role from 2009 to 2015.

Personal life

He married Lydia Elizabeth Adam, daughter of the late William Adam and the late Ivy Amelia Adam in 1981.Debrett's People of Today London,2008

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, They married in Christchurch, Fulwood in the

. The preacher was Brandon Jackson, Provost of Bradford.

Publications

*''God's People in God's World'', 1979 *''The Good of the People'', 1988 *''Love and Liberty'', 1997

References

External links

Diocese of Chelmsford website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gladwin, John 1942 births Living people Provosts and Deans of Sheffield Bishops of Chelmsford Bishops of Guildford People from Hertford People educated at Hertford Grammar School Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge Alumni of Cranmer Hall, Durham 20th-century Church of England bishops 21st-century Church of England bishops Staff of St John's College, Durham