Gordon Mursell

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(Alfred) Gordon Mursell is the current Suffragan Bishop of Stafford ^[1]. He was born on 4 May 1949 and educated at Ardingly College and Brasenose College, Oxford^[2].Ordained in 1974 he began his career with a Curacy at St Mary Walton, Liverpool ^[3] and was then successively Vicar of St John, East Dulwich, a Tutor at Wells Theological College, Team Rector of Stafford (1991-1999), Provost (1991-3) and then Dean of Birmingham Cathedral (1993-1999) ^[4] before ascending to the Episcopate^[5] as the Suffragfan Bishop of Stafford - a post he currently holds. A prolific author,^[6] he is also a keen hill walker^[7]

[edit] Styles

• Mr Gordon Mursell (1949-1974)
• The Revd. Gordon Mursell (1974-1993)
• The Very Revd. Gordon Mursell (1993-1999)
• The Rt. Revd. Gordon Mursell (1993-)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Michael Scott-Joynt	Bishop of Stafford 1999 –	Succeeded by Current Incumbent

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Crockfords On line- accessed Sunday 9th March 2008, 19:37
2. ^ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
3. ^ Crockford’s clerical directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
4. ^ BBC News Reporting his appointment to the Suffragan See of Stafford
5. ^ Official notification
6. ^ His works include Out of the Deep: prayer as protest,(1989) The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (1997) and English Spirituality (2001)
7. ^ Who’s Who (ibid)

v • d • e Bishops of Stafford Edward Ash Were • Lionel Payne Crawfurd • Douglas Crick • Lemprière Durell Hammond • Richard George Clitherow • John Waine • John Stevens Waller • Michael Scott-Joynt • Christopher Hill • Gordon Mursell •