John Waine

The Right Reverend John Waine KCVO
Bishop of Chelmsford
Diocese	Diocese of Chelmsford
In office	1986–1996
Predecessor	John Trillo
Successor	John Perry
Other posts	Clerk of the Closet 1989–1996 Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (1978–1986) Bishop of Stafford 1975–1978
Orders
Consecration	24 June 1975
Personal details
Born	20 June 1930
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	University of Manchester

John Waine KCVO (born 20 June 1930) was Bishop of Chelmsford from 1986 to 1996; and previously Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1978 to 1986,^[1] Bishop of Stafford, 1975–1978. He also served as Clerk of the Closet from 1989 to 1997, and in retirement served as a lay member on the Press Complaints Commission.^[2]

Educated at Prescot Grammar School and the University of Manchester, he studied for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at St Mary's, West Derby^[3](Liverpool). Incumbencies at Ditton, Southport and Kirkby in the same diocese followed^[4] before consecration to the episcopate on 24 June 1975 by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.^[5] He was translated to become Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in November 1978,^[6] serving until he became Bishop of Chelmsford in 1986. Having become Bishop of Chelmsford shortly beforehand at the confirmation of his election, he was enthroned at Chelmsford Cathedral on 31 May 1986^[7] and he retired on 30 April 1996.^[8] He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.^[9] Waine was also the Prelate of the Venerable Order of Saint John until 24 June 2007.^[10]

References

1. The Times, Wednesday, June 07, 1978; pg. 20; Issue 60321; col E Church news Next Bishop of St Edmundsbury
2. Joins PCC
3. Church web site
4. Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
5. "New suffragans consecrated (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#5863). 27 June 1975. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2016. (subscription required (help)).
6. "Brickie bishop (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#6040). 17 November 1978. p. 10. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2016. (subscription required (help)).
7. "Bishop unafraid of size of new diocese (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#6434). 6 June 1986. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2016. (subscription required (help)).
8. "Marathon man to run diocese (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#6936). 19 January 1996. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2016. (subscription required (help)).
9. University of Essex Citation
10. Order of St John – Annual Report & Accounts 2007