John Went

This article is about the bishop. For the Protestant martyr see John Went (martyr).

John Went
former Bishop of Tewkesbury
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Gloucester
Installed	1996
Term ended	2 March 2013 (retired)[1][2]
Predecessor	Jeremy Walsh
Successor	Martyn Snow
Other posts	Archdeacon of Surrey (1989–1996)
Orders
Ordination	c. 1968
Consecration	1996
Personal details
Born	11 March 1944
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Rosemary Dunn (m. 1968)
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

John Stewart Went (born 11 March 1944) was the Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1996 until 2 March 2013.

He was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.^[3] Went married Rosemary Dunn^[4] in 1968 before embarking on a clerical career with a curacy in Northwood, London^[5] followed by an incumbency at Margate. Vice-principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford^[6] from 1983 until 1989 when he became Archdeacon of Surrey. In 1996 he became the suffragan Bishop of Tewkesbury.^[7]

Styles

• The Reverend John Went (c. 1968–1989)
• The Venerable John Went (1989–1996)
• The Right Reverend John Went (1996–present)

References

1. "Bishop of Tewkesbury to retire in March" (Press release). Gloucester Diocese. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
2. (Accessed 4 March 2013)
3. Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
4. ”Who’s Who(Ibid)
5. Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) p 1621 ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
6. Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
7. Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) online