Nationality British | In office 2006 to present | |
Ordination 1982 (deacon)1983 (priest) Alma maters | ||
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Ian Jagger (born 17 April 1955) is a British Anglican Priest. Since 2006, he has served as the Archdeacon of Durham, a senior priest in the Diocese of Durham, Church of England. After parish ministry in the Diocese of London, the Diocese of Oxford, and the Diocese of Portsmouth, he was Archdeacon of Auckland from 2001 to 2006.
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Ian jagger
Early life and education
Jagger was born on 17 April 1955 in Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Huddersfield New College, then an all-boys grammar school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He studied at King's College, Cambridge, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree in 1981.
In 1978, Jagger entered Cranmer Hall, Durham, an Anglican theological in the Open Evangelical tradition, to train for ordained ministry. During this time, he also studied theology at St John's College, Durham, and graduated with a BA degree from the University of Durham in 1980. He left Cranmer Hall in 1982 to be ordained in the Church of England.
Ordained ministry
Jagger was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1982 and as a priest in 1983. After a curacy at St Mary, Twickenham he was Team Vicar at Willen from 1985 to 1994. He was Team Rector of Fareham from 1994 to 1998; and Rural Dean of Fareham from 1996 to 1998. He was a Canon Residentiary at Portsmouth Cathedral from 1998 to 2001.
In 2001, Jagger moved to the Diocese of Durham to take up the appointment of Archdeacon of Auckland. In 2006, he became the Archdeacon of Durham.