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John Barton (priest)

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John Greenwood Barton (born 5 June 1936) is a retired British Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Aston from 1990 to 2003.[1][2][3]

Barton was educated at Battersea Grammar School and the London College of Divinity. He was Assistant Curate at St Mary Bredin, Canterbury from 1963 to 1966; Vicar of Whitfield with West Langdon from 1966 to 1975;[4] Vicar of St Luke, South Kensington from 1975 to 1983; Area Dean of Chelsea from 1980 to 1983; and Chief Broadcasting Officer for the Church of England from 1983 until his appointment as Archdeacon of Aston.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Faith news.Luke Coppen. The Times (London, England), Saturday, August 09, 2003; pg. 38; Issue 67837
  2. ^ Church news. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 23, 1982; pg. 10; Issue 61189
  3. ^ Companies House
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. ^ ‘BARTON, Ven. (Charles) John Greenwood’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 24 Dec 2016
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Aston
1990–2003
Succeeded by