Richard Lewis (bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich)

Richard Lewis
The Right Reverend; Richard Lewis
	Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Diocese	Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
In office	1997–2007
Predecessor	John Dennis
Successor	Nigel Stock
Other posts	Bishop of Taunton; 1992–1997; Archdeacon of Ludlow; 1987–1992
Orders
Ordination	1967 (deacon); 1968 (priest)
Consecration	1992
Personal details
Born	1943 (age 76–77)
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	King's College London

John Hubert Richard Lewis (born 1943) is a British Anglican bishop.

Education

Radley College

Lewis was educated at Radley College and trained for the priesthood at King's College London.

Made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1967 (21 May)[1] and ordained priest the Trinity Sunday following (7 June 1968) — both times by Hugh Ashdown, Bishop of Newcastle, at Newcastle Cathedral[2] Lewis was curate of Hexham, Newcastle from 1967 to 1970.[3] He was Industrial Chaplain from 1970 to 1977 and Communications Officer in Durham from 1977 to 1982. Between 1982 and 1987, he was Chaplain for Agriculture in Hereford, and between 1987 and 1992 Archdeacon of Ludlow. Lewis was consecrated a bishop on 3 July 1992 by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey,[4] to serve as suffragan Bishop of Taunton, and held this post until 1997, when he was appointed 9th Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. He was a member of the House of Lords from 2002–2007. He retired in June 2007.[5]

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"Trinity Ordinations". Church Times (#5496). 14 June 1968. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
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"picture caption". Church Times (#6752). 10 July 1992. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
"Bishop to retire after 10 years". BBC News. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-24.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Nigel McCulloch	Bishop of Taunton 1992–1997	Succeeded by William Stewart
Preceded by John Dennis	Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich 1997–2007	Succeeded by Nigel Stock

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