John Garton (bishop)

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The Right Reverend John Garton
Bishop of Plymouth
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Exeter
In office	1996 to 2005
Predecessor	Richard Hawkins
Successor	John Ford
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (2006–2016)
Orders
Ordination	1969
Consecration	3 July 1996
Personal details
Born	(1941-10-03)3 October 1941
Died	21 July 2016(2016-07-21) (aged 74)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Henry & Dorothy
Spouse	Pauline George ​ ​ (m. 1969; died 2006)​
Children	2 sons
Profession	Academic (theologian)
Alma mater	Worcester College, Oxford

John Henry Garton (3 October 1941 – 21 July 2016) was a British Anglican bishop and theologian. He was the Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon from 1986 to 1996, and the suffragan Bishop of Plymouth in the Church of England from 1996 to 2005.

Early life and education

Garton was born on 3 October 1941. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon. He completed a short service commission in the Royal Tank Regiment.

Ordained ministry

He was ordained in 1969 and began his career as a Chaplain to the Forces. From 1973 until 1976 he was a lecturer at Lincoln Theological College and then Rector of St Peter’s Hillfields. He then spent 10 years as Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of Plymouth, a position he held from 1996 until 2005, since when he has been an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Oxford.

He died on 21 July 2016 at the age of 74.