John Went
John Went grew up in Essex, attended Colchester Royal Grammar School; read Classics Part 1 (1st class) and Theology Part 2 (Starred First) at Corpus Christi College Cambridge. He trained for Church of England Ministry at Oak Hill Theological College. After a curacy at Emmanuel Northwood in London Diocese he was Vicar of Holy Trinity Margate before going on to be Vice-Principal of Wycliffe Hall Oxford. In 1989 the Bishop of Guildford invited him to be Archdeacon of Surrey; from 1996-2013 he was Bishop of Tewkesbury. For nine years he served on the UK Board of World Vision; he served on the Council of Interserve chairing for a period of time; he was chair of the British Trust for Tantur for twelve years. After retiring as Bishop of Tewkesbury in 2013 he served for 6 years as House for Duty priest in the Chenies Benefice in Oxford diocese with special responsibility for Latimer parish. In retirement he lives in London and continues to preach and lead services on a fairly regular basis. He was married to Rosemary for 54 years (she died in May 2023) and they have three sons and eight grandchildren.
