Anthony Russell

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Dr Anthony Russell (born 1943) was educated at Uppingham School, St Chad's College, Durham University and Trinity College Oxford, where he earned a DPhil. He studied for the ministry at Ripon College (Cuddesdon).

He was curate in the Hilborough group of parishes in Norwich Diocese from 1970 to 1973. From 1973 to 76 he was Priest-in-Charge of Preston-on-Stour with Whitchurch and of Atherstone on Stour in Coventry diocese. For the next eleven years he was Vicar of Preston on Stour and Whitchurch with Atherstone, and also Canon Theologian of Coventry Cathedral. Between 1973 and 1982 he was Chaplain of the Arthur Rank Centre, and Director between 1983 and 1988.

From 1983-1988 he served as Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II. He was consecrated as Bishop of Dorchester from 1988, before being nominated as Bishop of Ely in 2000.

He has published a number of books, especially on the role of the church in the countryside, and is leading spokesman for the Church on rural and farming matters. He was a member of the Rural Development Commission and was the Archbishops' Commissioner on Rural Areas, and is a Vice President of the Royal Agricultural Society.

He is on the governing Council of Radley College