John Warren Gladwin was born on 30 May 1942 and is a retired Anglican bishop.
13 Facts About John Gladwin
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John Gladwin studied theology and history at Churchill College, Cambridge.
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John Gladwin undertook further theological study and training for ordination at Cranmer Hall, Durham.
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John Gladwin was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1967 and as a priest in 1968.
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John Gladwin then returned to Durham, where he was a tutor of St John's College, Durham and an honorary chaplain to students at St Nicholas Church, Durham between 1971 and 1977.
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From 1977 to 1982, John Gladwin was director of the Shaftesbury Project on Christian Involvement in Society: the Shaftesbury Project was an "initiative by evangelical Christians to study their proper involvement in society and to provide a clear understanding of social action".
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John Gladwin was secretary of the General Synod's Board for Social Responsibility from 1982 to 1988.
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John Gladwin was made a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral in 1984.
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John Gladwin was ordained a bishop in 1994, and served as Bishop of Guildford from 1994 to 2004 when he was appointed to be Bishop of Chelmsford.
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John Gladwin was a member of the House of Lords from 1999 until his retirement in 2009.
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On 11 February 2017, John Gladwin was one of fourteen retired bishops to sign an open letter to the then-serving bishops of the Church of England.
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John Gladwin served as chair for 10 years, being succeeded in June 2008 by Anne Owers.
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John Gladwin married Lydia Elizabeth Adam, daughter of the late William Adam and the late Ivy Amelia Adam in 1981.