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John William Foster BEM (5 August 1921–7 March 2000) was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the twentieth century.

Foster was born in 1921 and served in the Leicestershire Yeomanry from 1939 to 1946. After studying at St Aidan's College, Birkenhead he was ordained deacon in 1954 and priest in 1955. After a curacy at All Saints Church, Loughborough (1954-1957) he moved to Hong Kong. He was Chaplain to the Hong Kong Defence Force and of the territory's cathedral. In 1960 he became its Precentor and in 1963 its Dean, a post he held for a decade. He was the Vicar of Church of St Oswald, Lythe from 1973 to 1978; and Dean of Guernsey from 1978 until 1988.

He died in 2000.

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Church of England titles
Preceded byBarry Till	Dean of Hong Kong 1963–1973	Succeeded byRex Howe
Preceded byFrederick Cogman	Dean of Guernsey 1978–1988	Succeeded byJeffrey Fenwick

v t e Deans of Hong Kong
Alfred Swann Leonard Wilson Alaric Rose Freddy Temple Barry Till John Foster Rex Howe Stephen Sidebotham Paul Clasper David Smethurst Chris Phillips Stephen Sidebotham Andrew Chan Matthias Der

v t e Deans of Guernsey
Thomas Bell John Penfold Douglas Carey Agnew Giffard Edward Frossard Frederick Cogman John Foster Jeffrey Fenwick Marc Trickey Paul Mellor Tim Barker

v t e Diocese of Winchester
Winchester Cathedral Wolvesey Palace Wolvesey Castle Farnham Castle Winchester Palace Old Alresford Place Winchester House, Chelsea
Office holders	Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester David Williams, Bishop suffragan of Basingstoke and Bishop-designate of Truro Rhiannon King, Bishop suffragan of Southampton AEO: Luke Irvine-Capel, Bishop suffragan designate of Richborough & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Catherine Ogle, Dean of Winchester Richard Brand, Archdeacon of Winchester Jean Burgess, Archdeacon of Bournemouth
Selected deaneries	Deanery of Alresford
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Guildford (1874–1927; Diocese of Guildford erected) Bishop suffragan of Dorking (1905–1909) Archdeacon of Winchester (11th century–2000; renamed Bournemouth) Archdeacon of Surrey (12th century–1927; became Diocese of Guildford) Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight (1871–1927; became Diocese of Portsmouth) Archdeacon of Portsmouth (1925–1927; became Diocese of Portsmouth) Archdeacon of Basingstoke (1927–2000; renamed Winchester)

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