John Perumbalath

John Perumbalath^[1] (born 1966)^[2] is an Anglican priest and has been Archdeacon of Barking^[3] in the Diocese of Chelmsford since 2013.^[4] Perumbalath was born and brought up in the ancient Syrian Christian tradition in Kerala, India, and was later ordained in the Church of North India.

Perumbalath was educated at Calicut University, Osmania University, Serampore Theological College, King's College London and the North-West University.^[5] He started his career as a lecturer at Serampore College. He holds post-graduate degrees in philosophy and theology, and a doctoral degree in hermeneutics.

He was ordained deacon in 1994 and priest in 1995. After a short curacy at St. John's Church, Kolkata, in 1995 he was appointed Vicar of St James' Church, Kolkata. After moving to England in 2001, he served at Beckenham St George's, Rosherville St Mark's and Northfleet All Saints before his appointment^[6] as Archdeacon.^[7] He was the chair of North Kent Council for Inter-faith Relations from 2008 to 2013. From 2008 to 2013, he was also the Diocese of Rochester’s Urban Adviser and Link Officer for the Church Urban Fund.

Perumbalath has been on the General Synod of the Church of England since 2010. He was a trustee of Us (formerly USPG), an international charity of the Church of England, from 2009 to 2014. Perumbalath currently chairs the London Churches Refugee Network, the ecumenical body that brings together various Christian responses supporting refugees and their rights. He holds the interfaith, ecumenical and urban portfolios in the diocese. He lectures widely on Faith and social engagement and in Biblical theology.

Notes

↑ British South Indians
↑ "J Perumbalath". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 November 2015. (subscription required)
↑ Diocese of Chelmsford web-site
↑ Romford Recorder
↑ ‘PERUMBALATH, Ven. Dr John’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Nov 2014 accessed 30 May 2015
↑ Collation sermon
↑ St John, South Hornchurch

Archdeacons in the Diocese of Chelmsford

Southend	Percy Bayne Ellis Gowing Neville Welch, Bishop of Bradwell Peter Bridges John Moses Jonathan Bailey David Jennings David Lowman (became Archdeacon of Chelmsford) Mina Smallman

Harlow etc.	Unknown Archdeacon of Harlow Michael Fox, Archdeacon of Harlow Peter Taylor, Archdeacon of Harlow Martin Webster, Archdeacon of Harlow David Lowman, Archdeacon of Chelmsford (previously Archdeacon of Southend) John Perumbalath, Archdeacon of Barking Robin King, Archdeacon of Stansted Elizabeth Snowden, Archdeacon of Chelmsford

See also: Archdeacons of Essex and of West Ham; Archdeacons of Colchester.

Diocese of Chelmsford

Chelmsford Cathedral Bishopscourt, Margaretting Diocesan Office, Chelmsford The Retreat House, Pleshey Waltham Abbey St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell Area scheme (since 1983)

Office holders	Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford John Wraw, area Bishop of Bradwell Peter Hill, area Bishop of Barking Roger Morris, area Bishop of Colchester AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford Annette Cooper, Archdeacon of Colchester Elwin Cockett, Archdeacon of West Ham Martin Webster, Archdeacon of Harlow Robin King, Archdeacon of Stansted Mina Smallman, Archdeacon of Southend John Perumbalath, Archdeacon of Barking Elizabeth Snowden, Archdeacon of Chelmsford

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Essex (1914–1922; renamed West Ham) Provost of Chelmsford (1929–2000; see Dean of Chelmsford)

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