Ian James Wheatley, CB, QHC (born 1962)[1] is a British Anglican priest and former Royal Navy officer.

[2] Having completed officer training at the Britannia Royal Naval College, he was commissioned on 1 May 1983 with the rank of sub-lieutenant.

[5] Having left the Royal Navy in 1991,[5] Wheatley then began training for ordination into the Church of England.

[6] In 2011, he deployed to Afghanistan with 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, to whom he was padre, as part of Operation Herrick.

This role came with his appointment as Principal Anglican Chaplain and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy.