Jonathan Michael Goodall (born 1961) is a British

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priest and a former

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bishop. From 2013 to 2021, he was

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, a

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who is the

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in the western half of the

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for those "within the spectrum of Anglican teaching and tradition" who are "unable to receive the ministry of women as bishops or priests". He was ordained a Catholic priest on 12 March 2022.

Early life

Goodall was born in 1961 in

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, England. He studied music at Royal Holloway College, University of London, before working in publishing. He trained for ordination at

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, an

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Church of England

He was ordained a deacon at Petertide 1989 (2 July) at

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, by Richard Harries,

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. He was ordained a priest the Petertide following (1 July 1990) at

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, also by Richard Harries. Goodall served his title in the Bicester Team Ministry from 1989 to 1992; in the latter two years he was also assistant chaplain at HMP Bullingdon. He was a minor canon and sacrist of

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from 1992 to 1998, after which he served as research assistant and chaplain to the bishops of Gibraltar until 2005. From 2005 until his ordination and consecration to the episcopate he was chaplain and ecumenical secretary to the archbishops of Canterbury. 03/09/2021

Episcopal ministry

On 2 August 2013, Goodall was announced as the next

, the

(PEV) for the

. On 25 September 2013, he was

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a bishop by

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, the

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, at

. Goodall was a member of the Council of Bishops of The Society.

Roman Catholic Church

On 3 September 2021, the

, Justin Welby, accepted Goodall's resignation from the See of Ebbsfleet following his decision to seek "full communion" with the Catholic Church after a "long period of prayer". Goodall is the second Bishop of Ebbsfleet who resigned in order to become a Roman Catholic. He was received into the Catholic Church at Archbishop’s House, Westminster, on 8 September 2021. Goodall was ordained a

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on 12 March 2022 by Cardinal

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. He is incardinated in the

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and is parish priest of St William of York Catholic Church,

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Personal life

Goodall married Sarah Hicks at

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, in 1987."Jonathan M Goodall" in ''England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005'', ancestry.co.uk, accessed 14 September 2021 They have two children; Thomas (born 1989) and Anna-Mary (born 1994).

Styles

*''Mr'' Jonathan Goodall (1961–1989) *''

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'' Jonathan Goodall (1989–2013) *''

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'' Jonathan Goodall (2013–2021) *''Mr'' Jonathan Goodall (2021–2022) *''The Reverend'' Jonathan Goodall (2022–present)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodall, Jonathan Michael 1961 births Living people Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London Alumni of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford Bishops of Ebbsfleet 21st-century Church of England bishops Anglo-Catholic bishops English Anglo-Catholics Anglican bishop converts to Roman Catholicism Married Roman Catholic clergy