Richard Jackson (bishop)

Richard Charles Jackson (born 22 January 1961) is a British Anglican bishop.[1] He is the current Bishop of Hereford in the Church of England and a former Bishop suffragan of Lewes.[2]

The Right Reverend

Richard Jackson
Bishop of Hereford
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Hereford
In office2020 to present
PredecessorRichard Frith
Other postsBishop suffragan of Lewes (Chichester, 2014–2020)
Orders
Ordination1994 (deacon); 1995 (priest)
Consecration14 May 2014
by Justin Welby
Personal details
Birth nameRichard Charles Jackson
Born (1961-01-22) 22 January 1961
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma mater

Early life and education

Jackson was born on 22 January 1961.[3] He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1983.[4] He studied at the Cranfield Institute of Technology, completing a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 1985.[4] In 1992, he matriculated into Trinity College, Bristol, an Evangelical Anglican theological college: he spent the next two years studying theology and training for ordained ministry.[4]

Ordained ministry

Jackson was ordained into the Church of England: made a deacon at Petertide 1994 (2 July), by Eric Kemp, Bishop of Chichester, at Chichester Cathedral;[5] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (2 July 1995), by Lindsay Urwin, Bishop of Horsham, at St Mary's, Horsham.[6] After a curacy in Lindfield he was Vicar of Rudgwick from 1998 until 2009 (also Rural Dean of Horsham from 2005) when he became the Diocese of Chichester's Advisor for Mission and Renewal.[7]

Episcopal ministry

Jackson was consecrated as a bishop on 14 May 2014[8] at Westminster Abbey by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.[9] Since then, he has served as Bishop of Lewes, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Chichester.[10] It was announced on 3 September 2019 that Jackson was to become the next Bishop of Hereford;[11] he was elected to that See on 6 December 2019 and his election confirmed 7 January 2020.[12]

Views

Jackson is evangelical and charismatic in churchmanship.[13]

References
  1. Anglican Communion
  2. "Bishop of Lewes". Who's Who. Diocese of Chichester. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. "Jackson, Richard Charles". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. "Richard Charles Jackson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. "Petertide Ordinations". Church Times (#6856). 8 July 1994. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "Petertide Ordinations". Church Times (#6909). 14 July 1995. p. 12. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. "Suffragan Bishop of Lewes: Richard Charles Jackson". News. GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  9. "Bishop of Lewes ordained by Archbishop of Canterbury". BBC News. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  10. "Bishop of Lewes". Diocese of Chichester. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  13. "Speaker - Bishop Richard Jackson". Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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