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John William Goddard (born 8 September 1947) is the current Bishop of Burnley.Goddard was educated at Durham University. He was ordained in 1971 and began his ordained ministry as a curate at St John’s Southbank. He then held two incumbencies in Middlesbrough and became the Rural Dean. From 1988 to 1992 he was Vice Principal of Edinburgh Theological College and then Rector of Ribbleton before his ordination to the episcopate. A keen narrowboater he is married with two children.