Robin Griffith-Jones

For other uses, see Robin Jones (disambiguation).

Robin Griffith-Jones FSA (born 1956) is a Church of England priest, Master of the Temple in London and a lecturer at King's College, London.

Griffith-Jones was educated at Westminster School and New College, Oxford, before working at Christie's for some years.[1] He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[2]

In 1999, Griffith-Jones was appointed Master of the Temple in London,[1] the title given to the senior cleric of the Temple Church.[3] His official style is currently "The Reverend and Valiant Master of the Temple";[2][4] this is not used on the official website but is confirmed by the Middle Temple website and has been used by him in interviews.[2][5] Prior to this he was chaplain of Lincoln College, Oxford, from 1992 to 1999 and a curate in Liverpool from 1989 to 1992.[1]

He is the son of Mervyn Griffith-Jones, who was the prosecutor at the Lady Chatterley trial and the Common Serjeant of London at The Old Bailey.[citation needed]

In December 2015 he appeared on the BBC's The Sky at Night, when the programme's topic was about the Star of Bethlehem, talking to Dallas Campbell.

He is the brother of John Griffith-Jones.

  1. ^ a b c "Who's Who - The Revd Robin Griffith-Jones". The Temple Church, London. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Salon 186". Salon: Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter. No. 186. 14 April 2008.
  3. ^ Wharton, Annabel Jane (2006). Selling Jerusalem: relics, replicas, theme parks. University of Chicago Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-226-89422-3.
  4. ^ Barnes, John (1979). Ahead of his age: Bishop Barnes of Birmingham. Collins. p. 76. ISBN 0-00-216087-0.
  5. ^ "Robin Griffith-Jones: The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.