Jonathan Gough

Jonathan Robin Blanning Gough (born 1962) is a British Anglican priest and former military chaplain. Since March 2019, he has served as the Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven in the Diocese of Leeds. He had previously served in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department of the British Army.

Ordained ministry

Gough was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1985 and as a priest in 1986.[1] He went on to serve in the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, British Army from 1989 to 2019: between 2001 and 2005, he took a break from the military to work as the Archbishop of Canterbury's Secretary for Ecumenism. He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Bosnia (UN Protection Force and NATO Stabilisation Force), Kosovo, and Afghanistan.[2] In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of chaplain to the forces 1st class (equivalent to colonel),[3] and appointed an assistant chaplain general.[4] He retired from the British Army on 3 May 2019.[5]

In December 2018, Gough was announced as the next Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven in the Diocese of Leeds, in succession to Beverley Mason.[4] He was installed as archdeacon during a service at Ripon Cathedral on 10 March 2019.[6]

References

1. "Jonathan Robin Blanning Gough". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
2. "Gough, Rev. Canon Jonathan Robin Blanning". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
3. "No. 61983". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 2017. p. 12674.
4. "Next Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven announced". The Diocese of Leeds. Church of England. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
5. "No. 62635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 2019. p. 8120.
6. "New Archdeacon for Richmond and Craven joins our diocese at Ripon Cathedral". The Diocese of Leeds. Church of England. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.