John Inge

John Geoffrey Inge (born 26 February 1955)^[5] is the current Bishop of Worcester in the Diocese of Worcester.

He was educated at Kent College Canterbury and St Chad's College, Durham University where he took a BSc in 1977 and an MA in 1994. In 1979 he took a PGCE at Keble College, Oxford. He trained for ordination at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He completed a PhD at Durham in 2002.

From 1984 to 1986 he was Assistant Chaplain at Lancing College, having started at the school as a chemistry teacher. He was Junior Chaplain at Harrow School from 1987 to 1989, and Senior Chaplain from 1989 to 1990. From 1990 to 1996 he was Vicar of Wallsend, St Luke. He became Canon Residentiary of Ely Cathedral in 1996 and was Vice Dean from 1999 until his consecration as suffragan Bishop of Huntingdon in 2003. In July 2007 he was nominated to be Bishop of Worcester from 1 October 2007 and enthroned as the 113th Bishop of Worcester on Saturday 1 March 2008.

He is author of A Christian Theology of Place (2003) and Living Love: in Conversation with the No1. Ladies' Detective Agency (2007). He is currently a trustee of the Common Purpose leadership organization.

Styles

• John Inge Esq (1955–1983)
• The Revd John Inge (1983–1996)
• The Revd Canon John Inge (1996–2002)
• The Revd Canon Dr John Inge (2002–2003)
• The Rt Revd Dr John Inge (2003—)

References

1. ^ Worcester Diocese — Bishop John's Enthronement
2. ^ Worcester Diocese — New Bishop for Worcester
3. ^ Diocese of Ely — Bishop John Inge to become Bishop of Worcester
4. ^ ^{a b} Worcester News — We’re banging the drum for the next Worcester bishop
5. ^ Debrett's People of Today — John Inge Worcester