| John Bone | |
| Bishop of Reading | |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Oxford |
| Term: | 1989–1996 |
| Predecessor: | Graham Foley |
| Successor: | Dominic Walker |
| Other Post: | Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (1996–present) Archdeacon of Buckingham (1978–1989) |
| Ordination: | 1956 (deacon); (priest) |
| Consecration: | 1989 |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1930 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Parents: | Jack & Herberta |
| Spouse: | Ruth Crudgington (m. 1954) |
| Children: | 3 sons; 2 daughters |
| Alma Mater: | St Peter's College, Oxford |
John Frank Ewan Bone (28 August 1930 – 5 July 2014) was the area Bishop of Reading (Church of England) from 1989 until 1996.[1] [2]
He was educated at Monkton Combe School and St Peter's College, Oxford (gaining an Oxford Master of Arts) before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Gabriel's, Warwick Square.[3] After incumbencies at Datchet and Slough he was appointed Rural Dean of Burnham[4] and then (his final appointment before ordination to the episcopacy) Archdeacon of Buckingham.[5]
He died in 2014:[6] his Church Times obituary stated that he was
"a great example of the quiet, reliable bishop who was trusted by many, worked hard, and never sought the limelight.[7] "