Stephen Oliver (bishop)

Stephen John Oliver AKC (born 7 January 1948) was the Anglican area Bishop of Stepney from 2003 to 2010.[2]

The Right Reverend Stephen Oliver
Bishop of Stepney
Diocese	Diocese of London
In office	2003–6 July 2010 (retired)
Predecessor	John Sentamu
Successor	Adrian Newman
Other posts	Canon Precentor at St Paul's (1997–2003)
Orders
Ordination	1971 (deacon); 1972 (priest)
Consecration	2003
Personal details
Born	7 January 1948
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	John & Nora Greenhalgh
Spouse	Hilary Barkham (m. 1969; d. 2010)
Children	2 sons, incl. Simon[1]
Profession	Author (prayer)
Alma mater	King's College London

Oliver was trained for the priesthood at King's College London,[3] spending his final year at St Augustine's College, Canterbury[4] before a curacy at Clifton, Nottingham.[5] After an incumbency at St Mary Plumtree[6] in the same diocese he became head of religious programming at the BBC. From 1997 until 2003 he was a Canon Residentiary at St Paul's Cathedral, London[7] before his appointment as the area Bishop of Stepney following John Sentamu's appointment as Bishop of Birmingham. Oliver retired on 6 July 2010.[8] In March 2013 'Inside Grief' ISBN 9780281068432 edited by Oliver was published by SPCK.

Styles

• The Reverend Stephen Oliver (1971–1997)
• The Reverend Canon Stephen Oliver (1997–2003)
• The Right Reverend Stephen Oliver (2003–present)

References

1. Southwell diocese – New Cathedral canon Archived 2013-01-02 at Archive.today
2. Diocese of London Details
3. ‘OLIVER, Rt Rev. Stephen John’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 9 July 2012
4. Crockfords on-line
5. Crockfords (Ibid)
6. Church website
7. St Paul’s appointment
8. Diocese of London — Service held for retiring Bishop of Stepney