Alastair Redfern | |
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Bishop of Derby | |
Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
In office | 2005–2018 |
Predecessor | Jonathan Bailey |
Successor | Libby Lane |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Grantham (1997–2005) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1976 (deacon); 1977 (priest) by Kenneth Skelton |
Consecration | 1997 by George Carey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 September 1948 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Jane
(
m. 1974; died 2004)Caroline (
m. 2006) |
Children | two |
Profession | Lecturer, writer |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Alastair Llewellyn John Redfern (born 1 September 1948) is a retired Church of England bishop, who served as Bishop of Derby from 2005 to 2018. [1] [2]
Redfern studied at Christ Church, Oxford. [3] He received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2001 from the University of Bristol. [4] [5] [6] His doctoral thesis was titled "Oversight and authority in the nineteenth century church of England: a case study of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce". [6]
Redfern was ordained a deacon at Petertide 1976 (27 June) [7] and a priest the following Petertide (26 June 1977), both times by Kenneth Skelton, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral. [8] He served as a curate in Wolverhampton. [9] He then became a lecturer and later vice principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon. [10] He was also an honorary curate of Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon between 1983 and 1987. [9] From 1987 to 1997 he was the Canon Theologian of Bristol Cathedral.
He was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate on 2 December 1997 at Southwark Cathedral [11] (by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury) [12] to become suffragan Bishop of Grantham. In 2005, he was translated to be the Bishop of Derby. He was a Member ( Lord Spiritual) of the House of Lords from 2010 to 2018. [13]
Redfern retired effective 31 August 2018. [14]
In 1974, Redfern married Jane Valerie Straw. [13] Together they had two daughters. [13] His first wife died in 2004. [13] In 2006, he married Caroline Boddington. [15] who at the time worked for the Church of England as the Archbishops' Secretary for Appointments. [15] [16] She retired in 2021.
Alastair Redfern | |
---|---|
Bishop of Derby | |
Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
In office | 2005–2018 |
Predecessor | Jonathan Bailey |
Successor | Libby Lane |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Grantham (1997–2005) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1976 (deacon); 1977 (priest) by Kenneth Skelton |
Consecration | 1997 by George Carey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 September 1948 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Jane
(
m. 1974; died 2004)Caroline (
m. 2006) |
Children | two |
Profession | Lecturer, writer |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Alastair Llewellyn John Redfern (born 1 September 1948) is a retired Church of England bishop, who served as Bishop of Derby from 2005 to 2018. [1] [2]
Redfern studied at Christ Church, Oxford. [3] He received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2001 from the University of Bristol. [4] [5] [6] His doctoral thesis was titled "Oversight and authority in the nineteenth century church of England: a case study of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce". [6]
Redfern was ordained a deacon at Petertide 1976 (27 June) [7] and a priest the following Petertide (26 June 1977), both times by Kenneth Skelton, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral. [8] He served as a curate in Wolverhampton. [9] He then became a lecturer and later vice principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon. [10] He was also an honorary curate of Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon between 1983 and 1987. [9] From 1987 to 1997 he was the Canon Theologian of Bristol Cathedral.
He was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate on 2 December 1997 at Southwark Cathedral [11] (by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury) [12] to become suffragan Bishop of Grantham. In 2005, he was translated to be the Bishop of Derby. He was a Member ( Lord Spiritual) of the House of Lords from 2010 to 2018. [13]
Redfern retired effective 31 August 2018. [14]
In 1974, Redfern married Jane Valerie Straw. [13] Together they had two daughters. [13] His first wife died in 2004. [13] In 2006, he married Caroline Boddington. [15] who at the time worked for the Church of England as the Archbishops' Secretary for Appointments. [15] [16] She retired in 2021.