John Packer
John Richard Packer (born 10 October 1946) is a retired British Anglican bishop. He was the only Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, serving from the renaming of the diocese from Ripon in 2000 to his 2014 retirement (prior to his former diocese's merge into the Diocese of Leeds at Easter that year).
The Right Reverend John Packer | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ripon and Leeds | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Ripon and Leeds |
| In office | 2000–2014 |
| Predecessor | David Young, Bishop of Ripon |
| Successor | Merged into the Diocese of Leeds |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Warrington (1996–2000) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1970 |
| Consecration | 13 November 1996 by David Hope |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1946 Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Hollin House, Weetwood |
| Spouse |
Barbara Jack (m. 1971) |
| Children | 1 daughter & 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
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