Geoffrey Turner | |
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Bishop of Stockport | |
Diocese | Diocese of Chester |
In office | 1994–2000 |
Predecessor | Frank Sargeant |
Successor | Nigel Stock |
Other post(s) |
Honorary assistant bishop in
Chester (2002–present) Archdeacon of Chester (1993–1994) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1963 (deacon); 1964 (priest) |
Consecration | 1994 |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 March 1934 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Ernest and Winifred Martin |
Spouse |
Gillian Chope (
m. 1959) |
Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
Alma mater | Sandhurst |
Geoffrey Martin Turner (born 16 March 1934) is a retired bishop of the Church of England. He was the sixth Suffragan Bishop of Stockport. [1]
Turner was educated at Bideford Grammar School, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Oak Hill Theological College. [2] Ordained in 1963, he was a curate in Tonbridge and then Vicar of St Peter's Derby. [3] He was then Rural Dean of Wirral until his ordination to the episcopate in 1994. He resigned in 2000 [4] and in retirement is an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chester.
Geoffrey Turner | |
---|---|
Bishop of Stockport | |
Diocese | Diocese of Chester |
In office | 1994–2000 |
Predecessor | Frank Sargeant |
Successor | Nigel Stock |
Other post(s) |
Honorary assistant bishop in
Chester (2002–present) Archdeacon of Chester (1993–1994) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1963 (deacon); 1964 (priest) |
Consecration | 1994 |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 March 1934 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Ernest and Winifred Martin |
Spouse |
Gillian Chope (
m. 1959) |
Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
Alma mater | Sandhurst |
Geoffrey Martin Turner (born 16 March 1934) is a retired bishop of the Church of England. He was the sixth Suffragan Bishop of Stockport. [1]
Turner was educated at Bideford Grammar School, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Oak Hill Theological College. [2] Ordained in 1963, he was a curate in Tonbridge and then Vicar of St Peter's Derby. [3] He was then Rural Dean of Wirral until his ordination to the episcopate in 1994. He resigned in 2000 [4] and in retirement is an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chester.