Michael Ipgrave
| The Rt Revd Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Woolwich | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
| Installed | 21 March 2012[1] |
| Predecessor | Christopher Chessun |
| Other posts | Archdeacon of Southwark (2004–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1982 (deacon); 1983 (priest) |
| Consecration | 21 March 2012<ref name="[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1958 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford[3] |
Michael Ipgrave (born 18 April 1958) is the current area Bishop of Woolwich.[2]
Ipgrave was educated at Magdalen College School, Brackley, and Oriel College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1982 and priest in 1983.[3] After a curacy in Oakham followed by time in Japan, he was a team vicar in two separate Leicester parishes.[4]
In Leicester, in 1991, he was appointed diocesan chaplain for relations with people of other faiths, and bishops' domestic chaplain in 1992.
He was appointed Archdeacon of Southwark in 2004. In 2010 he also became Canon Missioner of Southwark Cathedral. He is co-chair of Southwark and London Housing Association.
He was formerly Inter Faith Relations Advisor to the Archbishops' Council and secretary of the Churches' Commission on Inter-Faith Relations. He has edited six volumes on Christian and Muslim relations. He is author of Trinity and Inter Faith Dialogue (Peter Lang, 2003) and has contributed to journal articles and book chapters on inter-faith matters.
Ipgrave was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2011 for services to inter-faith relations. He is married to Julia and they have three grown-up sons.
In May 2013 Ipgrave read bidding prayers at a Mass for Lee Rigby who was murdered by Islamists in the 2013 Woolwich attack.[5]
References
- ↑ Southwark Anglican
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Episcopal Team completed in Southwark Diocese". Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ↑ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ↑ "Woolwich Mass for Drummer Rigby". The Tablet (The Tablet Publishing Company). May 24, 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by Douglas Leslie Bartles-Smith |
Archdeacon of Southwark 2004–2012 |
Succeeded by To be announced |
| Preceded by Christopher Chessun |
Bishop of Woolwich 2012– |
Succeeded by Current incumbent |
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