John Hall

John Robert Hall (born 13 March 1949) is an English retired priest of the Church of England. He was the Dean of Westminster and a chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II.

Early life and education His parents were Ronald John Hall and Katie Margaret Brock Walker. He was educated at St Dunstan's College, Catford and St Chad's College, University of Durham (BA). Following two years as a teacher he studied for ordination at Cuddesdon Theological College, Oxford.

Ministry Hall served as assistant curate at St John the Divine's Church in Kennington from 1975 to 1978 and was then priest-in-charge of All Saints' Wimbledon from 1978 to 1984. He also served as an honorary curate of St Alban's South Norwood from 2003 to 2006.

Honours Hall was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA) in 2014, and was previously elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of St John on 24 August 2020.

Styles The Reverend John Hall (1975–1992; 2019–present) The Reverend Canon John Hall (1992–2006) The Very Reverend John Hall (2006–2019) The Very Reverend John Hall, KCVO (2019-)