Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Sansbury Bailey, KCVO (24 February 1940 – 9 December 2008) was Bishop of Dunwich from 1992 to 1995 Bishop of Derby from 1995 to 2005 and Clerk of the Closet from 1996 to 2005. He was educated at Quarry Bank High School Liverpool and Trinity College Cambridge, where he initially graduated in history before further study in the Divinity School, followed by ordination training at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. His ministerial training included a y... more

Jonathan Sansbury Bailey, KCVO (24 February 1940 – 9 December 2008) was Bishop of Dunwich from 1992 to 1995 Bishop of Derby from 1995 to 2005 and Clerk of the Closet from 1996 to 2005. He was educated at Quarry Bank High School Liverpool and Trinity College Cambridge, where he initially graduated in history before further study in the Divinity School, followed by ordination training at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. His ministerial training included a year as a shift labourer in a steel mill. Ordination as deacon in 1965 then priest in 1966 was to the parish of Sutton, St Helens. Next came three years at St Paul, Warrington the base for the Industrial Mission in the Liverpool Diocese. In 1971 he was appointed the first priest warden of Marrick Priory Residential Youth Centre in Swaledale North Yorkshire, using both the opportunities for outdoor pursuits and a mediaeval chapel, the Centre still offers facilities and programmes for individuals, church groups, schools and colleges. In 1976 he... less