James Ridge (priest)
# James Ridge (priest)

The Venerable James Scott Ridge has been Chaplain-General of Prisons (and Archdeacon of Prisons) since 2018.

## Early life and education

Ridge was born in 1977 and educated at Exeter University, Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Westcott House, Cambridge.

## Ordained ministry

The Venerable Ridge was ordained deacon in 2005 and priest in 2006. After a curacy in Halstead he became a prison chaplain. He was at HM Prison Chelmsford from 2009 to 2016 and HM Prison Wayland from then until his appointment as archdeacon.

