Roger Alan Jupp (born 1956) is a British Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Popondota from 2003 to 2005. He returned to parish ministry because of ill-health.

Early life

Jupp was born in London and brought up in Blackheath. He was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Boys' Grammar School (1968–74),

St Edmund Hall, Oxford St Edmund Hall (sometimes known as The Hall or informally as Teddy Hall) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. The college claims to be "the oldest surviving academic society to house and educate undergraduates in any universit ...

(BA Theology 1978, MA 1982),

St Mary's University, Twickenham , mottoeng = Show Thyself to be a Mother , established = 1850 (as St Mary's College)2014 (gained university status) , type = Public university , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , endowment ...

(PGCE 1996), and Chichester Theological College (1979-80). Since his time at the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in contin ...

he has been interested in the

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in the nineteenth century. Between Oxford and commencing his training for ordination he worked as a nursing auxiliary at

St Christopher's Hospice St. Christopher's Hospice is a hospice in south London, England, established in 1967 by Cicely Saunders, whose work is considered the basis of modern hospice philosophy. Legacy Among the first staff at St. Christopher's was Florence Wald, who t ...

in Sydenham.

Ordained ministry

He was ordained deacon in 1980 and priest in 1981 and served as assistant curate of Newbold with Dunston (1980–83), Cowley St John (1983–85) and

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St James with St Philip (1985–86). He was Vicar of Lower Beeding (1986–90) and domestic chaplain to the

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of Horsham, Ivor Colin Docker (1986–91). He then became Vicar of

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St John (1990–93) and Team Rector of

St John with St Edward (1993–94). He spent the years 1994-97 in the

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, training as a teacher at Saint Mary's College, University of Surrey (1995–96). He returned to the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

in 1997, receiving permission to officiate in the

Diocese of Chichester The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was founded in 681 as the ancient Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey, until the see was translated to Chichester in 1075. The ca ...

and becoming assistant curate of Aldwick (1998-2000). His friendship with the Most Reverend James Ayong, Archbishop of

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, led to Jupp's appointment as Principal of Newton Theological College, Popondetta,

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in 2000. Throughout his ministry he has been a member of the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary (and a member of its council), the

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, the Church Union and the

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Episcopal ministry

In 2003, Jupp was elected Bishop of Popondota. On 23 February 2003, he was consecrated a bishop in Resurrection Cathedral,

. The following year he was diagnosed with a serious heart condition requiring a triple bypass and ill health forced his resignation in 2005. In 2005, Jupp returned to the

, and served as an

Honorary Assistant Bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop. Church of England In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually retired (diocesan or suffragan) bishops – in which case they ...

between 2005 and 2012. In addition, he served as Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea. He was made

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of the

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in 2006. From 2012 until 2018, he was

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of St. Laurence's Church,

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and Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity Church,

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; both in the

Diocese of Derby The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire. Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby whose seat ( cathedra) is at Derby Cathedral. The diocesa ...

. The Bishop of Derby did not however grant him a position as Honorary Assistant Bishop. He retired in November 2018. Jupp is also the Superior-General of the

, and a member of the Council of Bishops of The Society.

References

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