John Dudley Irvine (born 2 January 1949) was the

Dean of Coventry The Dean of Coventry is based at Coventry Cathedral in the West Midlands, UK and is the head of the Chapter at the cathedral, which was created in 1918 from the parish church of St Michael. The current dean is John Witcombe. Prior to appointment ...

Career and ministry

Irvine was a barrister in London before his ordination to the priesthood. He served a curacy at

Holy Trinity Brompton Holy Trinity Brompton with St Paul's, Onslow Square and St Augustine's, South Kensington, often referred to simply as HTB, is an Anglican church in London, England. The church consists of six sites: HTB Brompton Road, HTB Onslow Square (former ...

and was one of the founders of the Alpha course. Having taken charge of the Alpha course, he played a major part in transforming it from its original four-week form to its current 10-week form. In 1985, Irvine led the first “church plant” from HTB to St Barnabas Kensington. Irvine was appointed

in March 2001. He retired on 29 July 2012. He took up the position of associate vicar at Holy Trinity, Cambridge, in September 2012.Archive.org
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Styles

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The Reverend The Reverend is an honorific style most often placed before the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. ''The Reverend'' is correctly ...

'' John Irvine (1981–2001) * ''The

Very Reverend The Very Reverend is a Style (manner of address), style given to members of the clergy. The definite article "The" should always precede "Reverend" as "Reverend" is a style or fashion and not a title. Catholic In the Catholic Church, the style i ...

'' John Irvine (2001–present)

References

Church of England deans Living people Provosts and Deans of Coventry 1949 births Holy Trinity Brompton people {{anglican-stub