John Green (priest)

The Venerable John Green CB
Chaplain of the Fleet
Church	Church of England
In office	March 2006 to October 2010
Predecessor	Barry Hammett
Successor	Scott Brown
Other posts	Archdeacon Pastor, Diocese of Coventry (2012–present) Archdeacon for the Royal Navy (2006–2010)
Orders
Ordination	1983
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-14) 14 August 1953
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglicanism
Alma mater	North East London Polytechnic
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1991–2010
Unit	Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service
Commands held	Director General of the Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service
Awards	Commander of the Order of the Bath

John Green, CB (born 14 August 1953) is a Church of England priest and former Royal Navy chaplain. He was Chaplain of the Fleet, Director General of the Naval Chaplaincy Service and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy from 2006 to 2010.^[1]^[2] He is now Archdeacon Pastor in the Diocese of Coventry.

He was born on 14 August 1953 and educated at North East London Polytechnic. From 1974 to 1980 he was a Project Engineer with Thorn Lighting Ltd. He was ordained in 1983 and began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at St Michael and All Angels, Watford^[3] and St. Stephen's Church, St. Albans.

He became a naval chaplain in 1991: his service included

HMS Sultan, 1991–92
3rd Destroyer Sqdn, 1992–93
HMNB Portsmouth, 1993–94
HMS Excellent, 1994–95
Minor Warfare Vessel Flotilla, 1996–98
Staff Chaplain to Chaplain of the Fleet, 1998–2001
HMS Ark Royal, 2001–03
HMS Collingwood, 2003–06
Chaplain of the Fleet and Director General, Naval Chaplaincy Service 2006-2010

He headed the Naval Chaplaincy Service Board of Management with responsibility for policy making and overall leadership. As Archdeacon for the Royal Navy he is the senior Anglican chaplain in the Royal Navy.

Green was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2010 New Year Honours.^[4]

In September 2013, Green became Associate Minister at St Mary Magdalen, Chapelfields, in the Diocese of Coventry.^[5]

Footnotes

↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Church web site
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59282. p. 2. 31 December 2009.
↑ http://www.coventry.anglican.org/clergy/#g

Church of England titles
Preceded by Barry Hammett	Chaplain of the Fleet 2006 –2010	Succeeded by Scott Brown

Chaplains of the Fleet

William Guise-Tucker John Cawston John Harbord John Cox-Edwards John Berry Stuart Harris Hugh Wood Charles Ingles Robert McKew Walter Knight-Adkin Charles Peshall Arthur Gilbertson Thomas Crick John Wilson Leonard Coulshaw Noel Chamberlain Darrell Bunt John Armstrong Raymond Richardson Christopher Prior Ambrose Weekes Chandos Morgan Basil O'Ferrall Raymond Roberts Noël Jones Michael Henley Michael Bucks Simon Golding Charles Stewart Barry Hammett John Green Scott Brown Ian Wheatley

Archdeacons for the Royal Navy (since 1997)	Simon Golding, Chaplain of the Fleet Simon Golding, Principal Anglican Chaplain Simon Golding, CF Barry Hammett, CF John Green, CF Martin Poll, Deputy CF & PAC Ian Wheatley, DCF & PAC

Archdeacons of Coventry

High Medieval	Richard Peche Edmund Nicholas Richard Brito (I) Richard de Leghes Robert de Bosco Richard of Gloucester Alexander of Hales Adam de Hoo Lawrence of St Martin William of Kilkenny John Kirkby Richard Brito (II) Robert Stafford Peter de Insula

Late Medieval	Gregory Giudice de Alatri Richard Riccardi de Urbe John Cardinal Gaetani de Urbe Humphrey de Hastanges Hugh de Marisco William de Sallowe William Cross Richard Boule William de Driffield John de Pipe Richard de Birmingham William Lombe Robert de Stretton Robert de Oxton John Heyworth Robert Esple Roger Wall Thomas Mills

Early modern	George Strangeways Ralph Colyngwood John Blythe Henry Comberford Thomas Lever William James William Hinton Samuel Brooke Ralph Brownrigg Francis Walsall John Riland George Downing Lancelot Addison Richard Davies William Wilson Thomas Smallbrook Norman Fotheringham

Late modern	William Vyse Charles Buckeridge William Spooner John Sandford Charles Holbech George Arbuthnot Claude Blagden Joseph Hunkin Richard Brook Richard Howard Leonard Stanford Eric Buchan Peter Bridges Alan Morgan Ian Russell Mark Bryant Ian Watson John Green (Acting; became Archdeacon Pastor)

Diocese of Coventry

Coventry Cathedral Coventry Blitz The Bishop's House, Coventry Cathedral and Diocesan Office, Coventry St Mary's Priory and Cathedral

Office holders	Christopher Cocksworth, Bishop of Coventry John Stroyan, Bishop suffragan of Warwick AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry Morris Rodham, Archdeacon Missioner John Green, Archdeacon Pastor

Historic offices	Provost of Coventry (1931–2000; see Dean of Coventry) Archdeacon of Warwick (1918–2009; replaced by Archdeacon Missioner) Archdeacon of Coventry (12th century–2012; replaced by Archdeacon Pastor)

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