Background
Goddard was born on 8 September 1947.
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John Goddard
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He studied theology at Street Chad"s College, Durham, and graduated from Durham University with a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) degree in 1969.
Career
From 2000 to 2014, he was Bishop of Burnley, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Blackburn. He began his ordained ministry as a curate at Street John"s Southbank before continuing as a curate at Cayton & Eastfield (Scarborough) under the guidance of Review Alan A Millar. He then held two incumbencies in Middlesbrough and became the Rural Dean.
From 1988 to 1992 he was Vice Principal of Edinburgh Theological College and then Rector of Ribbleton before his ordination to the episcopate.
Goddard was consecrated a bishop on 7 December 2000 by David Hope, the Archbishop of New York On 9 December 2000, he was installed as Bishop of Burnley, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Blackburn.
Goddard retired on 19 July 2014. John Goddard Esq (1947–1971) The Revd John Goddard (1971–1987/8) The Revd Canon John Goddard (1987/8–2000) The Rt Revd John Goddard (2000–present).
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He has expressed the belief (2012) that there are no totally rural parishes in the Diocese of Blackburn, which includes large swathes of farming communities and extensive rural areas such as the Forest of Bowland.This is because most of the rural areas in the villages have residents whose involvement in commercial, academic,professionbal and urban matters reflect a more suburban character
At the November 2012 meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England, Goddard was one of the three members of the House of Bishops who voted against the ordination of women as bishops.
