John Oliver (bishop)

John Keith Oliver (born 14 April 1935) is a British retired Anglican bishop.

[3] He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1964 (20 September) at Cromer Parish Church[4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (19 September 1965) at Norwich Cathedral, both times by Launcelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich.

[5] After a curacy in Norfolk, he spent a period as chaplain and assistant master at Eton College.

Following incumbencies in Devon, he became Archdeacon of Sherborne and Rector of West Stafford in Dorset before being consecrated a bishop on 6 December 1990 at Westminster Abbey.

He served in the House of Lords from January 1997 until November 2003 with special responsibility for agricultural and environmental policy.