Christopher Thomas James Chessun

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The Rt Rev. Christopher Thomas James Chessun is the current Area Bishop of Grantham [1]. He was born on 5 August 1956 and educated at Hampton School and University College, Oxford [2]. Ordained in 1984 he began his career with curacies at All Angels,Sandhurst and St Mary’s Portsea[3] and was then successively a Chaplain at St Paul’s Cathedral, Rector of St Dunstan and All Saints', Stepney and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Archdeacon of Northolt. A passionate advocate of overseas church links[4] Bishop Christopher has an identical twin brother .

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Colin Ogilvie Buchanan
Bishop of Woolwich
2005 –
Succeeded by
Current Incumbent

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Crockfords On-line- accessed 14:07 29 May 2008
  2. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  3. ^ Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 9781870520959
  4. ^ Diocesan Profile