Jeffrey John

The Very Reverend Jeffrey John
Associate Chaplain, St George's Paris
John in 2009
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Europe
In office	2021 – present
Other post(s)	Bishop-designate of Reading (2003) Dean of St Albans (2004–2021)
Orders
Ordination	1978 (deacon) 1979 (priest)
Personal details
Born	Jeffrey Philip Hywel John (1953-02-10) 10 February 1953 (age 71) Tonyrefail, Glamorgan, Wales
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Grant Holmes
Alma mater	Hertford College, Oxford St Stephen's House, Oxford

Jeffrey Philip Hywel John (born 10 February 1953) is a Church of England priest, who served as the Dean of St Albans from 2004 until 2021. He made headlines in 2003 when he was the first person to have openly been in a same-sex relationship to be nominated as a Church of England bishop.^[1] Owing to the consequent controversy he stepped down. In the years since, he has reportedly been considered for at least seven diocesan bishoprics across England, Wales and the Isle of Man.