Stephen Pedley
Stephen Pedley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lancaster | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| In office | 1998–2005 |
| Predecessor | Jack Nicholls |
| Successor | Geoff Pearson |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Newcastle (2005–present) Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1984–1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1966 |
| Consecration | 20 March 1998[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1940 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Geoffrey Knight & Muriel Pedley |
| Spouse | Mary Macdonald (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
Geoffrey Stephen Pedley (known as Stephen;[2] born 13 September 1940[3]) was the Bishop suffragan of Lancaster from 1998 until 2005.[4]
He was educated at Marlborough and Queens' College, Cambridge.[5] Ordained in 1966 after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he began his career with curacies in Liverpool and Coventry before a spell in Zambia. Returning to England in 1977 he became Vicar of St Peter's, Stockton-on-Tees[6] and then Whickham before becoming a Residentiary Canon at Durham Cathedral,[7] a post he held until his elevation to the Episcopate.
References
[edit]- ^ Lancaster Priory Timeline – 1998 (Accessed 26 April 2014)
- ^ Church Times — Gazette 9 September 2005
- ^ Burkes’s Peerage details
- ^ Resignation details Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Who's Who (Ibid)
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 9780715110300)
Church of England titles
Preceded byJack Nicholls
Anglican Bishop of Lancaster 1998–2005
Succeeded byGeoff Pearson
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