Michael Langrish

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Michael Langrish
Bishop of Exeter
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Bishop Langrish in 2012
Church Church of England
Province Canterbury
Diocese Exeter
SeeExeter
In office2000–2013
Predecessor Hewlett Thompson
Successor Robert Atwell
Other post(s) Bishop of Birkenhead
1993–2000
Orders
Ordination1973 (deacon)
1974 (priest)
Consecration1993
by  John Habgood
Personal details
Born (1946-07-01) 1 July 1946 (age 77)
Nationality British
Denomination Anglican
ParentsDouglas Langrish &
Brenda Passingham
SpouseEsther Rudd (m. 1968)
ChildrenOne son, two daughters
Professionpreviously educator
Alma mater Birmingham University

Michael Laurence Langrish (born 1 July 1946) is a retired English Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Exeter from 2000 to 2013.

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Early life and education

Langrish was born in Southampton, Hampshire, the son of Douglas Frank Langrish and Brenda Florence Passingham. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton, and Birmingham University, where he received a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in 1967 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education a year later. He was further educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where he graduated with Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in theology in 1973, and at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.

Langrish was lecturer in education in Nigeria from 1969 to 1971.

Ordained ministry

He became deacon in 1973 and was assistant curate at Holy Trinity Church (Shakespeare's Church), Stratford-upon-Avon until 1976. In 1974, he was ordained as a priest, and was chaplain of Rugby School from 1976 to 1981. In the following year he was made vicar of Offchurch and diocesan director of ordinands, and held this post until 1987. From 1982 to 1989 he was the Bishop of Coventry's examining chaplain and, from 1987 to 1993, the rector of the Rugby Team Ministry. Langrish was an honorary canon of Coventry Cathedral between 1990 and 1993.

Episcopal ministry

Langrish served as Bishop of Birkenhead from 1993 to 2000. In 2000, he was appointed the 70th Bishop of Exeter. He became a Lord Spiritual with a seat at the House of Lords in 2005. On 6 January 2013, Langrish announced his retirement effective 30 June 2013. He duly retired following a final service at Exeter Cathedral. [1]

He has been an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chichester since 2013 and of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe since 2018. [2]

Views

Langrish was one of the diocesan bishops who signed a letter against Rowan Williams' decision not to block the appointment of Jeffrey John as Bishop of Reading in 2003. The others signatories (referred to, since there were nine, as the " Nazgûl ") were: Michael Scott-Joynt (Bishop of Winchester), Michael Nazir-Ali (Rochester), Peter Forster (Chester), James Jones (Liverpool), George Cassidy (Southwell & Nottingham), Graham Dow (Carlisle), John Hind (Chichester) and David James (Bradford).

He was one of four English diocesan bishops who did not ordain women to the priesthood. He is one of the retired bishops associated with The Society, a traditional Catholic association of Church of England. [3]

Personal life

Since 1968 Langrish has been married to the former Esther Rudd; they have one son and two daughters. He was awarded an honorary DD degree by Birmingham University in 2006. [4]

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References

  1. "Bishop of Exeter Michael Langrish retires from office". BBC News . Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. "✠ The Rt Revd Michael Laurence LANGRISH" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. "The Society - Retired Bishops". The Society under the patronage of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda. Forward in Faith. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. "Honorary Graduates of the University of Birmingham since 2000" (PDF). Birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2016.