Jonathan Greener

Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener (born 9 March 1961) is a British Anglican priest. He was Dean of Wakefield[1] and presiding dean of the Diocese of Leeds. [2]He became Dean of Exeter on 26 November 2017.[3]

The Very Reverend Jonathan Greener
Dean of Exeter
Greener in 2014
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Exeter
In office	2017–present
Predecessor	Jonathan Draper
Other posts	Presiding Dean of the Diocese of Leeds (April 2014–2017) Dean of Wakefield (2007–2017)
Personal details
Birth name	Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener
Born	9 March 1961
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Pamela
Education	Reigate Grammar School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge College of the Resurrection

Early life and education

Greener was educated at Reigate Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge (whence he gained his Cambridge Master of Arts {MA Cantab}).[4] After 5 years as Sales and Export Manager with A & M Hearing (a company run by his father) he studied for the priesthood at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield.

Ordained ministry

Greener was ordained in 1992. He was Assistant Curate at Holy Trinity with St Matthew, Southwark, while Angus Galbraith was incumbent from 1991 to 1994. During this time he organized the opening of the new Church building and community centre "St Matthew at the Elephant" by Diana, Princess of Wales, one of her final public engagements. He then became the Bishop of Truro's Domestic Chaplain.[5] He was Vicar of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Brighton[6] from 1996 to 2003 when he became Archdeacon of Pontefract, a post he held until his elevation to the Deanery in 2007.

Greener appeared prominently in a BBC Four television documentary, Cathedrals, broadcast in November 2013.[7] The programme focused on recent renovations to the cathedral and the impending decision on the Church of England commission's recommendation that the diocese be merged with two other Yorkshire dioceses.

References

1. "Preview Family Record". Burke's Peerage and Gentry. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
2. "The Dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield Reorganisation Scheme 2013" (PDF). Church of England. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
3. Wakefield Cathedral — Dean of Wakefield on the Move Archived 2017-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 24 September 2017)
4. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
5. Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
6. Church web-site
7. BBC Four Cathedrals, episode 1 of 3: Wakefield. Accessed 14 November 2013