Mark Santer

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The Rt Revd Mark Santer
Bishop of Birmingham
Diocese	Diocese of Birmingham
In office	1987–2002
Predecessor	Hugh Montefiore
Successor	John Sentamu
Other posts	Honorary assistant bishop in Worcester (2002–present) Bishop of Kensington 1981–1987 Principal of Westcott House 1972–1981
Orders
Ordination	1964
Consecration	1981
Personal details
Born	(1936-12-29) 29 December 1936
Denomination	Anglican
Profession	Theologian
Alma mater	Queens’ College, Cambridge

Mark Santer (born 29 December 1936) is a retired Anglican bishop.^[1]

Santer was educated at Marlborough College and Queens’ College, Cambridge before his ordination in 1964.^[2]

After six years at Kensington,^[4] he was translated to be the Bishop of Birmingham.^[5] During this time he took part in the second phase of the ecumenical discussions of the Anglican—Roman Catholic International Commission and was embroiled in controversy over the use of the term "Winterval", which he opposed.^[6]

In retirement he served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Worcester.

References

↑ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ The Times, 20 May 1972, p. 16, "Rev Mark Santer to be Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge"
↑ The Times, 29 October 1980. p. 16, "New Suffragan Bishop of Kensington"
↑ Debrett's People of Today, Ellis, P. (1992), London, Debrett's. ISBN 1-870520-09-2
↑ Winterval gets frosty reception - BBC, November 1998

Church of England titles
Preceded by Ronald Goodchild	Bishop of Kensington 1981–1987	Succeeded by John Hughes
Preceded by Hugh Montefiore	Bishop of Birmingham 1987–2002	Succeeded by John Sentamu

v t e Bishops of Kensington

Frederick Ridgeway John Maud Bertram Simpson Henry Campbell Cyril Easthaugh Edward Roberts Ronald Goodchild Mark Santer John Hughes Michael Colclough Paul Williams

v t e Bishops of Birmingham

Charles Gore Henry Wakefield Ernest Barnes Leonard Wilson Laurence Brown Hugh Montefiore Mark Santer John Sentamu Michael Whinney (Acting) David Urquhart

Persondata
Name	Santer, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Birmingham; Bishop of Kensington
Date of birth	29 December 1936
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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