Diocese Diocese of Birmingham Name John Austin Successor Andrew Watson Nationality British Role Bishop of Aston Predecessor Colin Buchanan | Denomination Anglican Died August 17, 2007 Ordination 1965 Parents John & Margaret Education Worksop College Consecration 1992 | |
In office 1992 – July 2005 (retired) Other posts Honorary assistant bishop in Leicester (2005–2007) Born 14 March 1939
Surbiton, Surrey ( 1939-03-14 ) | ||
John Michael Austin (14 March 1939 – 17 August 2007) was the Bishop of Aston from 1992 to 2005, filling a post which had been vacant since the previous incumbent Colin Ogilvie Buchanan resigned in 1989. After Austin the post again remained vacant for three years until the Diocese announced the appointment of Andrew Watson to fill the post In retirement, he served the Diocese of Leicester as stipendiary assistant bishop — called Assistant Bishop of Leicester — from 2005 until 2007.
Austin was educated at Worksop College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford (proceeding Oxford Master of Arts {MA(Oxon)}). He was ordained in 1965 and began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St John the Evangelist's East Dulwich. He then held positions in Chicago and Walworth before becoming the Social Responsibility Adviser to the Diocese of St Albans. Appointed the Director of the London Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility in 1984, he was a committed campaigner for social justice.