John Green (priest), Date of Birth

    

John Green (priest)

Archdeacon Pastor (Diocese of Coventry); Chaplain of the Fleet, Director General Naval Chaplaincy Service and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1953

Profession: chaplain, archdeacon

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About John Green (priest)

  • John Green, (born 14 August 1953) is a Church of England priest and former Royal Navy chaplain.
  • He was Chaplain of the Fleet, Director General of the Naval Chaplaincy Service and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy from 2006 to 2010.
  • He was Archdeacon Pastor in the Diocese of Coventry from 2012 until his retirement in 2017. He was born on 14 August 1953 and educated at North East London Polytechnic.
  • From 1974 to 1980 he was a Project Engineer with Thorn Lighting Ltd.
  • He was ordained in 1983 after studying at Lincoln Theological College and began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at St Michael and All Angels, Watford and St.
  • Stephen's Church, St.
  • Albans. He became a naval chaplain in 1991: his service included HMS Sultan, 1991–92 3rd Destroyer Sqdn, 1992–93 HMNB Portsmouth, 1993–94 HMS Excellent, 1994–95 Minor Warfare Vessel Flotilla, 1996–98 Staff Chaplain to Chaplain of the Fleet, 1998–2001 HMS Ark Royal, 2001–03 HMS Collingwood, 2003–06 Chaplain of the Fleet and Director General, Naval Chaplaincy Service 2006-2010He headed the Naval Chaplaincy Service Board of Management with responsibility for policy making and overall leadership.
  • As Archdeacon for the Royal Navy he was the senior Anglican chaplain in the Royal Navy. Green was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2010 New Year Honours.In September 2013, Green became Associate Minister at St Mary Magdalen, Chapelfields, in the Diocese of Coventry, a post which he relinquished on his retirement in 2017.

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