John Methuen

Who is John Methuen?

John Alan Robert Methuen was an Anglican priest.

Methuen was born on 14 August 1947 and educated at Eton College and Brasenose College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1972 and was a curate at Fenny Stratford, after which he was appointed chaplain of Eton College. He was subsequently vicar of St Mark's Reading then rector of The Ascension, Hulme. While in Hulme he sheltered asylum seeker Viraj Mendis for over two years. His next appointment was as Dean of Ripon in 1995. A divisive figure, he was facing 21 charges of misconduct before a consistory court, but resigned in 2005 before the cases came to court. After Ripon he retired to London where he lectured and attended seminars and tours. His funeral service was held at Saint Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London.