John Richard Dobson DL (born 16 November 1964) is a British Church of England priest.
He also held the senior posts of area dean of Darlington and chair of the House of Clergy of the Durham Diocesan Synod.
Dobson was born on 16 November 1964 in Swillington, Tadcaster Rural District, West Riding of Yorkshire.
[4] He studied theology at Van Mildert College, Durham University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1987.
[5] In March 2014, he was announced as the new dean of Ripon to succeed Keith Jukes who died the previous year.