Chris Edmondson

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The Right Reverend

Chris Edmondson
Bishop of Bolton
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Manchester
In office2008–2016
Predecessor David Gillett
Successor Mark Ashcroft
Orders
Ordination1974
Consecration25 April 2008 [1]
Personal details
Born (1950-06-25) 25 June 1950 (age 72)
Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom [2]
Nationality British
Denomination Anglican
Previous post(s)Warden of Lee Abbey, 2002–2008
Alma mater St John's College, Durham

Christopher Paul Edmondson (born 25 June 1950) is a British Anglican retired bishop. He was the Bishop of Bolton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Manchester, from 2008 to 2016. [3] He is presently an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leeds.

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Early life and education

Edmondson was born on 25 June 1950. [2] He was educated at St John's College, Durham University. [4] [5]

Ordained ministry

Edmondson was ordained in 1974 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Kirkheaton. [6] From 1979 until 1986 he was Vicar of Ovenden, and also in the latter part of his Incumbency the Bishop of Wakefield's adviser on Evangelism. After further pastoral posts he became Warden of Lee Abbey, Lynton, Devon, in 2002. [7] [8] This lead in turn to elevation to the suffragan bishopric of Bolton on the retirement of David Gillett. He since became chair of the Scargill Movement — a position he still holds.

Episcopal ministry

Edmondson was consecrated on 25 April 2008 at York Minster and installed at Manchester Cathedral two days later. Both ceremonies were shared with Mark Davies, Bishop of Middleton (his fellow suffragan in the diocese). [1] Between the retirement of Nigel McCulloch on 17 January 2013 and David Walker's confirmation on 7 October 2013, Edmondson and Davies were (co-equally) acting Bishops of Manchester. [9] On 31 October 2015, Edmondson announced that he would retire as Bishop of Bolton on 30 June 2016. [10]

Styles

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References

  1. 1 2 BBC. "A triple Bishop making". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 Debrett's People of Today — Chris Edmondson Bolton
  3. ↑ News, Manchester Evening (19 April 2010). "New bishops in pledge". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 April 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Crockfords on-line accessed Monday 24 March 2008 13:20
  5. ↑ "St John's College: John's Hall : St John's College News - the Latest - St John's College". Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  6. ↑ Crockfords (Ibid)
  7. ↑ The Daily Telegraph Social News (p26) Issue number 47,526 dated 24 March 2008
  8. ↑ Lee Abbey (Accessed 3 July 2016)
  9. ↑ Diocese of Manchester – Bishop of Manchester has retired (Accessed 16 November 2015)
  10. ↑ Diocese of Manchester — Bishop Chris sets date for his retirement (Accessed 16 November 2015)
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