Jonathan Draper

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Jonathan Draper
Dean of Exeter
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Draper delivering a sermon at a wedding in 2018
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Exeter
In office3 March 2012 – 3 July 2017
PredecessorJonathan Meyrick
Other postTemplate:Pluralize from textGeneral Secretary of Modern Church (2017–present)
Canon Theologian, York Minster (2000–2012)
Orders
Ordination1983 (deacon)
1984 (priest)
Personal details
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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DenominationAnglican
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Maggie
(m. 1979)
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ChildrenThree
ProfessionClergyman and theologian
Alma materGordon College, Massachusetts
St John's College, Durham

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Jonathan Lee Draper (born 27 February 1952) is an American Anglican priest, theologian, and academic. Since 2017, he has been the general secretary of Modern Church. From 2012 to 2017, he was the dean of Exeter, at Exeter Cathedral in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter.

Early life and education

Draper was born on 27 February 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.[1][2] He was educated at Plainfield High School, New Jersey.[1] He studied at Gordon College, a Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Massachusetts, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1976. He then moved to England, and studied at St John's College, Durham. He graduated from the University of Durham with a further BA degree in 1978.[3]

Draper entered Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college near Oxford, to train for ordination. He completed his training in 1983. During this time, he also studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at St John's College, Durham, which he completed in 1984.[3] His doctoral thesis was titled "The place of the Bible in the theology of Albrecht Ritschl with special reference to Christology and the Kingdom of God".[4]

Ordained ministry

Draper was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1983 and as a priest in 1984.[3] From 1983 to 1985, he served his curacy at St John the Divine, Brooklands, in the Diocese of Manchester.[3] Between 1985 and 1992, he was director of academic studies at Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college where he himself trained for ordination.[5] He also worked as a lecturer in theology at the University of Oxford.[2]

In 1992, Draper returned to parish ministry and served as the vicar of Putney;[5] this parish consists of St. Mary's Church, Putney and All Saints' Church, Putney Common in the Diocese of Southwark.[3] He was also involved in providing continuing ministerial education for clergy and lay ministers of the Kingston Episcopal Area.[6] In 2000, he moved to the Diocese of York where he had been appointed the canon theologian (a canon residentiary) of York Cathedral.[5][6]

On 15 December 2011, it was announced that Draper would be the next dean of Exeter in the Diocese of Exeter.[5] The dean is the head of the chapter of Exeter Cathedral, and the most senior priest in the diocese. He was installed as dean during Easter 2012.[5] He retired from full-time ordained ministry in August 2017.[7]

Later life

In July 2017, it was announced that Draper would be the next general secretary of Modern Church, a liberal Christian charity.[8][9] He took up the part-time post on 1 September 2017.[8]

Personal life

Draper met Maggie, his future wife, while studying at Durham University; they married in 1979.[10] Together they have three children.[5]

Selected works

Styles

  • 1952–1983: Mr Jonathan Draper
  • 1983–1984: The Reverend Jonathan Draper
  • 1984–2000: The Reverend Dr Jonathan Draper
  • 2000–2012: The Reverend Canon Dr Jonathan Draper
  • 2012–present: The Very Reverend Dr Jonathan Draper

References

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  1. ^ a b 'DRAPER, Very Rev. Dr Jonathan Lee', 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 4 July 2017
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canon Jonathan Draper appointed Dean of Exeter Cathedral". BBC News. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jonathan Lee Draper". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Draper, Jonathan Lee (18 September 2013). "The place of the bible in the theology of Albrecht Ritschl with special reference to Christology and the kingdom of god". Durham e-Theses. Durham University. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dean of Exeter appointed". gov.uk. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canon Theologian of York Minster named as new Dean of Exeter". Diocese of York. Church of England. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dean Jonathan announced his retirement". Exeter Cathedral. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bohan, Kieran (3 July 2017). "Meet our new General Secretary". Modern Church. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."General Secretary for Modern Church" (pdf). Modern Church. 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Dean for Exeter Cathedral". Midweek Herald. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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