Cyril Jonathan Meyrick (born 23 April 1952) is a

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Anglican retired bishop. He is a former Bishop of Lynn and

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Early life and education

Meyrick was born on 23 April 1952. He was educated at

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and St John's College, Oxford. He then studied for ordination at Sarum and Wells Theological College.

Ordained ministry

Meyrick was made a deacon at

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1976 (27 June), by Peter Walker, Bishop of Dorchester, at St Luke's, Cowley, and as a priest in 1977. After a

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he was domestic chaplain to Patrick Rodger,

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, from 1978 to 1981 and then a

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until 1984. He returned to the Diocese of Oxford as Team

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of Burnham with Dropmore, Hitcham and

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until 1990, when he moved to become Team Rector of Tisbury, Sarum and Wells until 1998. While at Tisbury, he served as

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from 1997 to 1998, when he moved to become a canon residentiary at

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, where he served as Canon Pastor and Acting Dean. On 21 May 2005, he was installed as

, serving simultaneously (''ex officio'') as Priest-in-charge of Central Exeter. He has presented a weekly feature in ''The Express and Echo'' under the name of "Johnny Dean". In March 2011, it was announced that Meyrick had been appointed as Bishop of Lynn, taking over from James Langstaff, Bishop of Rochester. He was consecrated as a bishop by

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, Archbishop of Canterbury, at

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on 2 June 2011 and installed in Norwich Cathedral on 29 June 2011. In 2016, he was appointed Provost of Lancing College. Meyrick retired as Bishop on 25 January 2021, but remains Provost of Lancing.

Styles

*''

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'' Jonathan Meyrick (1976–1998) *''The Reverend''

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Jonathan Meyrick (1998–2005) *''The

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'' Jonathan Meyrick (2005–2011) *''The Right Reverend'' Jonathan Meyrick (2011–present)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyrick, Jonathan 1952 births 21st-century Church of England bishops People educated at Lancing College Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Alumni of Codrington College Bishops of Lynn Church of England deans Deans of Exeter Living people