Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener (born 9 March 1961) is a British

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priest. He was Dean of Wakefield and presiding dean of the Diocese of Leeds. He became

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on 26 November 2017.

Early life and education

Greener was educated at

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and

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(whence he gained his Cambridge Master of Arts). After 5 years as

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and

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Manager with A & M Hearing (a company run by his father) he studied for the priesthood at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield.

Ordained ministry

Greener was

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in 1992. He was

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at Holy Trinity with St Matthew,

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, while Angus Galbraith was incumbent from 1991 to 1994. During this time he organized the opening of the new Church building and community centre "St Matthew at the Elephant" by

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, one of her final public engagements. He then became the

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. He was

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of the Church of the Good Shepherd,

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from 1996 to 2003 when he became

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, a post he held until his elevation to the

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in 2007. Greener appeared prominently in a BBC Four television documentary, ''Cathedrals'', broadcast in November 2013.BBC Four ''Cathedrals'', episode 1 of 3: Wakefield
Accessed 14 November 2013 The programme focused on recent renovations to the cathedral and the impending decision on the Church of England commission's recommendation that the diocese be merged with two other Yorkshire dioceses.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greener, Jonathan Desmond Francis 1961 births People educated at Reigate Grammar School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Alumni of the College of the Resurrection Archdeacons of Pontefract Provosts and Deans of Wakefield Deans of Exeter Living people Anglican Diocese of Leeds