The Reverend Jeffrey John
MA, DPhil, Hon DLitt
Honorary Fellow
Jeffrey John read Classics and Modern Languages at Hertford, graduating with a first-class degree in 1975.
Ordained in 1978, Jeffrey John was chaplain at Brasenose College and latterly Dean of Divinity at Magdalen College during the 1980s. He was a central figure in the promotion of Catholic practices and teachings within the Anglican tradition. He was created Dean of St Alban’s in 2004, and is a leading advocate for same-sex marriage within the Church of England.