James Atwell

The Very Reverend

James Atwell
Dean of Winchester
Atwell in 2013
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Winchester
In office2006–2016
PredecessorMichael Till
SuccessorCatherine Ogle
Other post(s)Dean of St Edmundsbury (1995–2006; Provost until 2000)
Personal details
Born(1946-06-03)3 June 1946
Calne, Wiltshire, England
Died12 December 2020(2020-12-12) (aged 74)
NationalityBritish
DenominationChurch of England
SpouseLorna Atwell
Alma materExeter College, Oxford

James Edgar Atwell (3 June 1946 – 12 December 2020) was an English priest who was Dean of Winchester.[1]

Biography

James Edgar Atwell was born on 2 June 1946.[2] He was educated at Dauntsey's and Exeter College, Oxford.[2] He went to theological college at Cuddesdon and was ordained in 1971. He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St John the Evangelist, East Dulwich[3] after which he was curate at Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge and Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge. He has a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) and a Bachelor of Divinity (BD).

From Cambridge he became Vicar of St Lawrence, Towcester[4][5] and then Provost of St Edmundsbury Cathedral[6] before becoming (automatically, due to the Cathedrals Measure) Dean of St Edmundsbury on 19 November 2000.[7] Having received Letters Patent from Elizabeth II,[8] he was installed in Winchester Cathedral at a service on Lady day, 25 March 2006.[9]

On 12 February 2016, it was announced that Atwell was to retire as Dean of Winchester[10] effective 14 July.[11]

Atwell died on 12 December 2020, at the age of 74.[12]

Bibliography

  • Sources of the Old Testament: A Guide to the Religious Thought of the Hebrew Bible (Understanding the Bible & Its World), T. & T. Clark Ltd, 1 April 2004. ISBN 978-0567084637

References

  1. ^ Anglican communion
  2. ^ a b Who's Who 2012 – ATWELL, James Edgar
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  4. ^ Church web site
  5. ^ Historic record of Clergy
  6. ^ Official notification – Winchester
  7. ^ "Appointments". Church Times. No. 7189. 1 December 2000. p. 8. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. ^ London Gazette
  9. ^ Basingstoke Gazette
  10. ^ Winchester Cathedral — Dean James' retirement (Accessed 20 February 2016)
  11. ^ Winchester Cathedral — Farewell to Dean James and Lorna (Accessed 17 June 2016)
  12. ^ Ghaemi, Mariam (17 December 2020). "Dean who transformed cathedral into leading Suffolk iconic building dies". East Anglian Daily Times.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Winchester
2006–2016 		Succeeded by