Mark Rylands Last updated September 17, 2025 Early life Rylands was born on 11 July 1961, the son of Michael Rylands and Denise née Bates. [ 2] Michael was sometime Vicar of Wilton, Wiltshire , Rector of Malpas, Cheshire and honorary canon of Chester [ 3] [ a] [ 3] and Denise a scion of the Bates baronets (of Bellefield): her grandfather was Edward, 2nd Baronet. [ 6] He was educated at Shrewsbury School and the College of St Hild and St Bede , Durham University , the latter whence he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1983. He trained for the ministry at Trinity College, Bristol , gaining a second BA in 1987; [ 7] and later studied for a Master of Arts degree from Sheffield University , which he was awarded in 2006.
Ordained ministry He was made a deacon at Petertide 1987 (27 June) [ 8] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (3 July 1988) — both times by Michael Baughen , Bishop of Chester , at Chester Cathedral ; [ 9] he began his ordained ministry with a title post as assistant curate at St George's Heaviley , Stockport [ 10] (1987–1991); he was then vicar of Acton and Worleston , Church Minshull and Wettenhall, Cheshire (1991–1997). He moved to Somerset in 1997 to be team tector for the Langport team ministry [ 2] (Aller , Drayton , High Ham with Low Ham , Huish Episcopi , Long Sutton , Muchelney and Pitney ); then from 2002 [ 7] until his appointment to the episcopate [ 11] he was diocesan missioner for the Diocese of Exeter and a canon residentiary at Exeter Cathedral . [ 12]
Personal life Mark married in 1986 and they have two adult children; [ 2] his wife is also a priest. [ b]
Notes ↑ Thomas Michael Rylands was made a deacon in 1947, [ 4] ordained a priest in 1948, [ 5] and died on 21 October 2003, aged 85. ↑ She was licensed a deaconess in 1985, [ 20] made a deacon in 1987 [ 21] and ordained a priest in 1994. [ 22] References ↑ Diocese of Lichfield — Bishop of Shrewsbury Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine 1 2 3 "Rylands, Mark James" . Who's Who . Vol. 2017 (November 2016 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 22 August 2017 .(Subscription or UK public library membership required.) 1 2 "Canon Michael Rylands" . Church Times . No. 7345. 12 December 2003. p. 20. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives. ↑ "Ordinations at Trinity" . Church Times . No. 4400. 6 June 1947. p. 338. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives. ↑ "Ordinations at Trinity" . Church Times . No. 4453. 11 June 1948. p. 329. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives. ↑ Mosley, Charles (ed.) Burke's Peerage , Baronetage & Knightage , 107th edition, volume 1. (Wilmington, Delaware : Burke's, 2003) p. 287. 1 2 "Mark James Rylands" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 16 May 2018 . ↑ "Ordinations" . Church Times . No. 6491. 10 July 1987. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives. ↑ "Ordinations" . Church Times . No. 6543. 8 July 1988. p. 13. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives. ↑ "St George's with St Gabriel's, Stockport" . Stgeorgestockport.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010 . ↑ "Rural evangelist chosen as Bishop of Shrewsbury" . Diocese of Lichfield. 4 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2010 . ↑ "Shrewsbury's new bishop announced" . BBC News . 4 August 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010 . ↑ "Eucharist with the Ordination and Consecration of the Reverend Mark Rylands, Canon Missioner for Exeter Diocese and Cathedral, to be Bishop of Shrewsbury in the Diocese of Lichfield by the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops" (PDF) . Westminster Abbey . Retrieved 28 November 2021 . ↑ Diocese of Lichfield — Hear Ye: Town Crier invites shoppers to "pull up a pew" with bishop Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine ↑ "Official announcement: Suffragan See of Shrewsbury" . Number10.gov.uk. 4 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010 . ↑ " 'Making disciples' is main task" . BBC Shropshire. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010 . ↑ "Bishop Mark to bid farewell" . Diocese of Lichfield - News . 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018 . 1 2 "BISHOP MARK RETURNS TO DIOCESE TO BECOME A PARISH PRIEST AGAIN" (PDF) . Church of England Devon . Diocese of Exeter. October 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (pdf) on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022 . ↑ "Rylands, Rt Rev. Mark James, (born 11 July 1961), Team Rector, Ashburton and Moorland Team Ministry, since 2021 (Priest-in-charge, 2018–21); an Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Exeter, since 2018" . Who's Who 2022 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022 . ↑ "Petertide ordinations" . Church Times . No. 6386. 5 July 1985. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives. ↑ "Ordinations" . Church Times . No. 6475. 20 March 1987. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives. ↑ "Ordinations" . Church Times . No. 6851. 3 June 1994. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
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