Simon David Burton-Jones (né Jones; born 23 December 1962) is a British

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bishop. He has been the

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, the

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of the

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, since his consecration on 3 July 2018; he was previously the

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Early life and education

He was born on 23 December 1962 in

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to Harry and Dorothy Jones. He was educated at

Fleetwood High School Fleetwood High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Fleetwood in the English county of Lancashire. The school was founded in 1977 as a comprehensive non-denominational school, a successor to Fleetwood Grammar School (1921–77 ...

, a

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in Fleetwood. He studied law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1984: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), Master of Arts (MA Cantab). From 1987 to 1990, he worked at the Jubilee Centre, a Christian think tank. He trained for ordained ministry and studied theology at St John's College, Nottingham, an open evangelical Anglican theological college. He graduated with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1992 and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1993.

Ordained ministry

Burton-Jones was ordained in the Church of England as a Deacon#Anglicanism, deacon in 1993 and as a Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian, priest in 1994. From 1993 to 1996, he served his curacy at St Peter's Church, Darwen in the Diocese of Blackburn. He began his ministry in the

with a curacy at St Marks' Church, Biggin Hill between 1996 and 1998. After this, he was priest in charge (1998–2000) and then Vicar (Anglicanism), Vicar (2000–2005) of St Mary's Church, Bromley, St Mary's Church, Plaistow, Bromley. He was additionally Area Dean of Bromley between 2001 and 2006. From 2005 to 2010, he was Rector (ecclesiastical), Rector of St Nicholas Church, Chislehurst.Geograph
/ref> Since 2010, he has served as

and been a Canon Residentiary of Rochester Cathedral. On 27 March 2018, it was announced that Burton-Jones would be the next

, the

of the Diocese of Rochester. He was consecrated a bishop on 3 July 2018 during a service in London.

Personal life

In 1989, Simon Jones married Julia Burton. Together they have two children: one son and one daughter.

References

External links

Personal website
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