John Paddock (priest)

John Allan Barnes Paddock FRSA (8 August 1951- 5 June 2023) was an Anglican priest and former Dean of Gibraltar.

Paddock was born in Gloucester and educated at The Crypt School, Gloucester, and the University of Liverpool, the University of Manchester (PGCE, 1975), the University of Oxford (MA, 1981), the University of Glasgow (PhD, 2005) and Cardiff University (LLM). He was ordained deacon in 1980 and priest in 1981. After a curacy at St Katharine's Matson he was a chaplain at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School and then with the RAF. He then held further school chaplaincies at St Olave's Grammar School, Orpington, and Royal Russell School, Croydon. From 1997 to 2000 he was the vicar of St Peter's Folkestone and from then until his appointment as the Dean of Gibraltar. Paddock retired in November 2017

On 5th June 2023, John collapsed and died suddenly at home in Kent, UK. He is survived by his devoted wife Jennifer.