Geoff Johnston

Geoffrey Stanley Johnston (called Geoff; 7 November 1944 - 9 March 2025) was a Church of England priest serving as Archdeacon of Gibraltar, in the Diocese in Europe.

Education and training Born in 1944, Johnston entered Kelham Theological College in 1964, beginning to train for the priesthood at age 20. He subsequently gained a Certificate in Education (CertEd) from Birmingham University in 1978 and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Aston University in 1981.

Ministry He was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon in Advent 1968 (22 December) by Richard Clitherow, Bishop of Stafford, at St Luke's Church, Blakenhall and ordained a priest the following Advent (19 December 1969), by William Parker, Bishop of Shrewsbury, at St Matthew's Church, Walsall. He served his first curacy at Blakenall Heath (in Walsall, Staffordshire) until 1972, when he went for a year to serve St Buryan with St Levan and Sennan (at Land's End, Cornwall), before returning to Blakenall Heath. On 17 October 2014, around the time he resigned the chaplaincy, he was re-licensed to the Archdeaconry, this time on a more long-term basis. In February 2019, he took on the extra role of Acting Archdeacon of Italy and Malta. On 6 November 2019, the eve of his 75th birthday, Johnston retired again.

Johnston died in 2025, aged 80.