Ian Jagger

Ian Jagger (born 17 April 1955) is a retired British Anglican priest. From 2006 until retirement, he served as the archdeacon of Durham, a senior priest in the Diocese of Durham, Church of England. After parish ministry in the Diocese of London, the Diocese of Oxford, and the Diocese of Portsmouth, he was Archdeacon of Auckland from 2001 to 2006.

Early life and education Jagger was born on 17 April 1955 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. He was educated at Huddersfield New College, then an all-boys grammar school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

In 1978, Jagger entered Cranmer Hall, Durham, an Anglican theological in the Open Evangelical tradition, to train for ordained ministry. During this time, he also studied theology at St John's College, Durham, and graduated with a BA degree from the University of Durham in 1980. He left Cranmer Hall in 1982 to be ordained in the Church of England. and ordained a priest at Petertide (26 June) 1983 at St Paul's Cathedral by Graham Leonard, Bishop of London. After a curacy at Twickenham, he was Team Vicar at Willen from 1985 to 1994. He was Team Rector of Fareham from 1994 to 1998, and Rural Dean of Fareham from 1996 to 1998. He was a Canon Residentiary of Portsmouth Cathedral from 1998 to 2001. In 2006, he became Archdeacon of Durham; Jagger retired on 17 April 2019.