John Irvine (priest)

John Dudley Irvine (born 2 January 1949)[1] was a British Anglican priest.

## Career and ministry[edit]

Irvine was a barrister in London before his ordination to the priesthood. He served a curacy at Holy Trinity Brompton and was one of the founders of the Alpha course.[2] Having taken charge of the Alpha course, he played a major part in transforming it from its original four-week form to its current 10-week form.

In 1985, Irvine led the first "church plant" from HTB to St Barnabas Kensington.

Irvine was appointed Dean of Coventry in March 2001.[2] He retired on 29 July 2012.[3][4] He took up the position of associate vicar at Holy Trinity, Cambridge, in September 2012.[5]

## Styles[edit]

* The Reverend John Irvine (1981–2001)
* The Very Reverend John Irvine (2001–present)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Who's Who 2012 – IRVINE, John Dudley
2. ^ a b "New dean for Coventry Cathedral speaks of "Alpha"". Anglican Communion Office. 11 April 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
3. ^ "Church Times gazette". Church Times. 18 November 2011. p. 32\. #7757.
4. ^ Cross of Nails – Dean of Coventry to move on
5. ^ Archive.org

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Provosts and Deans of Coventry

Provosts|

* Cyril Morton
* Richard Howard
* Harold Williams
* Colin Semper
* John Petty

Deans|

* John Petty
* Stuart Beake
* John Irvine
* Tim Pullen
* John Witcombe

Church of England titles

Preceded by

John Petty

|  Dean of Coventry
2001-2012  | Succeeded by

John Witcombe

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