Dean of St Paul's cathedral London
David John Ison
,
KCVO
(born 15 September 1954) is a retired
Church of England
priest. From 2012 until he retired in 2022, he was the
Dean of St Paul's
Cathedral in the
Diocese of London
.
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Early life and education
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David Ison, son of Richard Lea Ison, was educated at the
University of Leicester
(
BA
1976), the
University of Nottingham
(
BA
1978) and
St John's College, Nottingham
(
Diploma of Biblical Studies
1979). He undertook further studies in
church history
at
King's College London
where his 1984
PhD
was entitled "The Constantinian Oration to the saints : authorship and background".
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Ordained ministry
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Ison was
ordained
as a priest in 1980.
[3]
He began his ordained ministry as a
curate
at St Nicholas and St Luke's
Deptford
. From 1985 to 1988 he was a
tutor
at the
Church Army Training College
before being appointed
vicar
of St Philip's
Potters Green
in the
West Midlands
until 1993. Later, he was the officer for Continuing Ministerial Education in the
Diocese of Exeter
.
Ison became
Dean of Bradford
in September 2005.
[4]
[5]
On 6 March 2012, it was announced that he was to become the next Dean of St Paul's Cathedral from 25 May 2012, succeeding
Graeme Knowles
,
[6]
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which he did by Letters Patent dated 11 May 2012 granting him "the Deanery of Her Majesty’s Cathedral Church of St Paul in London".
[8]
On 5 June 2012, Ison led the prayers at the service of thanksgiving marking the
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
. The next year, he gave the bidding at the
funeral of Margaret Thatcher
.
[9]
On 28 July 2021, it was announced that Ison was to retire in September 2022.
[10]
On
30 May 2023
he was appointed a
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
(KCVO) by
King Charles III
.
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Views
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Ison is an
open evangelical
and supports same-sex partnerships.
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Personal life
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In 1977, Ison married Hilary Margaret Powell
[13]
who is also ordained in the Church of England.
[14]
They have two sons and two daughters.
[13]
Ison has an identical twin brother, Keith Ison, who was the Head of Medical Physics at
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
and is a past president of the
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
.
Styles
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- Mr David Ison (1954?1980)
- The Revd David Ison (1980?1984)
- The Revd Dr David Ison (1984?2005)
- The Very Revd Dr David Ison (2005?2022)
- The Very Revd Dr David Ison, KCVO (2023–present)
References
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- ^
"www.stpauls.co.uk"
. Archived from
the original
on 4 October 2012
. Retrieved
16 September
2012
.
- ^
"The Constantinian Oration to the saints : Authorship and background. - Research Portal, King's College, London"
.
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Crockford's Clerical Directory
1987-88
, Lambeth, Church House, 1975
ISBN
0-7151-8066-5
.
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Diocese of Bradford website
Archive 5 February 2012
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Who's Who
in 2008
, London,
A & C Black
, 2008
ISBN
978-0-7136-8555-8
.
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No.10 ? Dean of St Paul's
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"Appointment of David Ison as Dean of St Paul's", St Paul's Cathedral website
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"Crown Office | the Gazette"
.
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"Margaret Thatcher: the funeral Order of Service"
.
The Telegraph
. London. 17 April 2013.
Archived
from the original on 4 November 2017
. Retrieved
11 September
2022
.
- ^
"The Dean of St Paul's announces retirement in 2022"
. 28 July 2021.
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"The Times, Court Circular: 30 May 2023"
.
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"Dr David Ison, new Dean of St Paul's, backs gay marriage",
The Telegraph
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a
b
"ISON, Very Rev. David John"
.
Who's Who 2016
. Oxford University Press. November 2015
. Retrieved
8 September
2016
.
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"Hilary Margaret Ison"
.
Crockford's Clerical Directory
(online ed.).
Church House Publishing
. Retrieved
8 September
2016
.
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