John Dudley Galtrey Kirkham ChStJ (20 September 1935 – 10 October 2019) was a British Anglican bishop.

He was educated at Lancing College, a private school in West Sussex.

Between 1954 and 1956, after finishing school, he completed his military service with the Royal Hampshire Regiment and King's African Rifles.

[5] His ministry began with a curacy at St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich,[6] after which he was Chaplain to Launcelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich.

[3] On 30 November 1991 he was appointed Chaplain to the Order of St John.