John Moses (priest)


John Moses

Dean of St Paul's
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of London
In officeNovember 1996 – 31 August 2006
PredecessorEric Evans
SuccessorGraeme Knowles
Other post(s)Provost of Chelmsford
1982–1996
Archdeacon of Southend
1977–1982
John Macquarrie Professor of Anglican Theology at the Graduate Theological Foundation
2013–2024
Orders
Ordination1964
Personal details
Born(1938-01-12)12 January 1938
Marylebone, London, England
Died14 July 2024(2024-07-14) (aged 86)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham

John Henry Moses KCVO[1] (12 January 1938 – 14 July 2024) was the Dean of St Paul's from November 1996 until his retirement on 31 August 2006.[2]

Moses' last service as dean was a Sung Eucharist on 12 July 2006. It was attended by over 2,000 friends, family, colleagues and invited guests including the Duchess of Gloucester, Baroness Thatcher and the Lord Mayor of London.[3]

  1. ^ "Honours and Awards". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Top dean attacks gay 'witch-hunt'". 12 July 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Welcome to St Paul's Cathedral - the Dean of St Paul's leads his last service". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.