John Stubbs (priest)

John Derek Stubbs was the dean of studies of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa from 1991 until 1999, and thereafter he was the dean and archdeacon of Grahamstown, from 1999 until 2006. Prior to that, Stubbs worked as a priest at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, in New York City, U.S. He is now retired.

Stubbs matriculated at King Edward VII School (known as 'KES'), in Johannesburg, South Africa. After matriculating, Stubbs studied engineering, before being called to serve the Anglican and Episcopalian Church.

Stubbs was forced to relocate to the United States of America, as a result of the apartheid laws that applied in South Africa at the time. He was detained for anti-apartheid activities at the infamous 'Old Fort' prison (in which Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, among many others, were prisoners), which is now the site of South Africa's highest appellate court. Whilst Stubbs was in the U.S., he obtained degrees from the General Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary in New York, U.S.

Stubbs was ordained by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, under whom he would later serve in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. He returned to South Africa in 1991. Whilst working as dean and archdeacon of Cape Town and Grahamstown, respectively, he obtained a Ph.D. from the University of South Africa.

Stubbs has a working proficiency in Hebrew and Ancient Greek, among other languages. He returned to the U.S. after his second stint in South Africa, where he became the Incumbent Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts.