James Atwell

The Very Reverend James Atwell
Dean of Winchester
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Winchester
In office	2006–2016
Predecessor	Michael Till
Successor	Catherine Ogle
Other posts	Dean of St Edmundsbury (1995–2006; Provost until 2000)
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-03) 3 June 1946 Calne, Wiltshire, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Church of England
Alma mater	Exeter College, Oxford

James Edgar Atwell (born 3 June 1946)^[1] is a retired priest and former Dean of Winchester.^[2] He was educated at Dauntsey's and Exeter College, Oxford.^[1] He went to theological college at Cuddesdon and was ordained in 1971. He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St John the Evangelist, East Dulwich ^[3] after which he was curate at Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge and Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge. He has a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) and a Bachelor of Divinity (BD).

From Cambridge he became Vicar of St Lawrence, Towcester^[4]^[5] and then Provost of St Edmundsbury Cathedral^[6] before becoming (automatically, due to the Cathedrals Measure) Dean of St Edmundsbury on 19 November 2000.^[7] Having received Letters Patent from Elizabeth II,^[8] he was installed in Winchester Cathedral at a service on Lady day, 25 March 2006.^[9]

On 12 February 2016, it was announced that James was to retire as Dean of Winchester^[10] effective 14 July.^[11]

Bibliography

Sources of the Old Testament: A Guide to the Religious Thought of the Hebrew Bible (Understanding the Bible & Its World), T. & T. Clark Ltd, 1 Apr 2004. ISBN 978-0567084637

Church of England titles
Preceded by Michael Till	Dean of Winchester 2006–2016	Succeeded by Catherine Ogle

Deans of Winchester

Early modern	William Kingsmill Roger Tonge Sir John Mason Edmund Steward John Warner Francis Newton John Watson Lawrence Humphrey Martin Heton George Abbot Thomas Morton John Young Alexander Hyde William Clarke Richard Meggot John Wickart William Trimnel Charles Naylor Zachary Pearce Thomas Cheyney Jonathan Shipley Newton Ogle

Late modern	Robert Holmes Thomas Rennell Thomas Garnier John Bramston George Kitchin William Stephens William Furneaux William Holden Hutton Gordon Selwyn Oswin Gibbs-Smith Michael Stancliffe Trevor Beeson Michael Till James Atwell Roland Riem (Acting) Catherine Ogle (announced)

Diocese of Winchester

Winchester Cathedral Wolvesey Old Alresford Place Winchester House, Chelsea Winchester Palace Wolvesey Castle Farnham Castle

Office holders	Tim Dakin, Bishop of Winchester Jonathan Frost, Bishop suffragan of Southampton David Williams, Bishop suffragan of Basingstoke AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough Catherine Ogle, Dean-designate of Winchester Roland Riem, Acting Dean of Winchester Peter Rouch, Archdeacon of Bournemouth Paul Moore, Archdeacon for Mission Development Richard Brand, Archdeacon of Winchester

Selected deaneries	Deanery of Alresford

Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Guildford (1874–1927; Diocese of Guildford erected) Archdeacon of Winchester (11th century–2000; renamed Bournemouth) Archdeacon of Surrey (12th century–1927; became Diocese of Guildford) Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight (1871–1927; became Diocese of Portsmouth) Archdeacon of Portsmouth (1925–1927; became Diocese of Portsmouth) Archdeacon of Basingstoke (1927–2000; renamed Winchester)

Provosts and Deans of St Edmundsbury

Provosts	John Orpen John White John Waddington David Maddock Raymond Furnell James Atwell (became Dean)

Deans	James Atwell (previously Provost) Neil Collings Frances Ward

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