Keith Michael Jukes (18 February 1954 – 21 May 2013) was a senior

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priest. From 2007 to 2013, he was the

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Early life and education

Jukes was born on 18 February 1954. He studied

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at the

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and graduated with a

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(BA) degree in 1976. From 1977 to 1978, he spent a year at

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, an

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, to prepare for ordained ministry.

Ordained ministry

Jukes was

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in the

as a

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in 1978 and as a

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on 30 June 1979. His first two postings were as a

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in the

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; the first from 1978 to 1981 and the second from 1981 to 1983. From 1983 to 1990, he was

Curate-in-Charge A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

of St Martin's Church,

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: it is a jointly

and

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church. In 1990, a team ministry was created joining St Martin's and two other churches. From 1990 to 1991, he served as

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of the new parish and

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of Tamworth. Then, from 1991 to 1997, he served as

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of St Saviours Church,

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. In 1996, he was appointed a

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In 1997, he moved to the

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and was appointed

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. He made Vicar of the Abbey in 1999. In March 2007, he moved to the

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and was appointed

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. The previous Dean had left following allegations that his conduct was "unbecoming fthe office of a clerk in Holy Orders". He fell within the Liberal Catholic

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of the Church of England, and was a firm supporter of

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Death

On 21 May 2013, Jukes died from

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, North Yorkshire. He had announced his illness on 19 May, the previous Sunday. On 31 May, his funeral was held at

and led by

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, the then

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Personal life

In 1978, Jukes married Susanne (

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Weatherhogg). Together they had two children: Laura and Matthew.

References

Alumni of the College of the Resurrection 1954 births 2013 deaths Alumni of the University of Leeds Deans of Ripon Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from stomach cancer {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub