Christopher Paul Edmondson

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Christopher Paul Edmondson has been the Anglican Bishop of Bolton since 2008[1]. Educated at the University of Durham [2] he was ordained in 1974 and began his ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at Kirkheaton[3]. From 1979 until 1986 he was Vicar of Ovenden , and also in the latter part of his Incumbency the Bishop of Wakefield’s adviser on Evangelism. After further pastoral posts he became Warden of Lee Abbey in 2002[4]. This lead in turn to elevation to the Suffragan Bishopric of Bolton on the retirement of David Gillett.

Church of England titles
Preceded by
David Keith Gillett
Bishop of Bolton
2008 –
Succeeded by
Current Incumbent

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ News of appointment
  2. ^ Crockfords on-line accessed Monday 24th March 2008 13:20
  3. ^ Crockfords (Ibid)
  4. ^ Daily Telegraph Social News (p26) Issue number 47,526 dated March 24 2008