| The Rt Revd Christopher Mayfield | |
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| Bishop of Manchester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Manchester |
| Enthroned | c. 1993 |
| Reign ended | 2002 (retirement) |
| Predecessor | Stanley Booth-Clibborn |
| Successor | Nigel McCulloch |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Worcester 2002–present Bishop of Wolverhampton 1985–1993 Archdeacon of Bedford 1980–1985 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1964 |
| Consecration | c. 1985 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1935 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
Christopher John Mayfield (born 18 December 1935[1]) is a retired Anglican bishop from the Church of England.
Mayfield was educated at Sedbergh School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1964 and was a curate at St Martin's in the Bull Ring, Birmingham.[2] He was then a lecturer at the same church before becoming the Vicar of Luton.
He was appointed the Rural Dean of Luton in 1974[3] and then the Archdeacon of Bedford before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of Wolverhampton.[4] He was translated to be Bishop of Manchester and retired in 2002. He currently ministers as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Worcester.
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| Preceded by Barry Rogerson |
Bishop of Wolverhampton 1985–1993 |
Succeeded by Michael Bourke |
| Preceded by Stanley Booth-Clibborn |
Bishop of Manchester 1993–2002 |
Succeeded by Nigel McCulloch |
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