1. John Wraw served as the Bishop of Bradwell, an area bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford, from 2012 until his death in post in July 2017.
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John Wraw studied law at Lincoln College, Oxford and then trained for the Anglican ministry at Fitzwilliam College and Ridley Hall in Cambridge.
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John Wraw then moved to South Yorkshire as the Team Vicar of Sheffield Manor, Vicar of St James' Church, Clifton and Priest-in-Charge of Wickersley.
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John Wraw was installed as Bishop of Bradwell by Stephen Cottrell, the Bishop of Chelmsford, during a service at Chelmsford Cathedral on 29 January 2012.
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John Wraw supported the ordination of women as deacons, priests, and bishops.
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In June 2014, John Wraw announced that he had been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and was about to undergo intense chemotherapy treatments.
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John Wraw later took a temporary hiatus from his duties in order to concentrate on his treatment.
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Almost a year after his diagnosis, John Wraw announced that his myeloma was in remission after he underwent a stem cell transplant, and that he would be fully resuming his duties as bishop.
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In February 2017, John Wraw announced that his cancer was no longer treatable and he was receiving palliative care.
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John Wraw continued his ministry until his health no longer permitted him.
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John Wraw died in his sleep at his home in Essex in the early hours of 25 July 2017.