Nigel McCulloch

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The Right Reverend

Nigel McCulloch

KCVO
Bishop of Manchester
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Manchester
In office2003–2013 (retired)
Predecessor Christopher Mayfield
Other post(s) Bishop of Wakefield
1992–2003
Bishop of Taunton
1986–1992
Orders
Ordination1966
Consecration1986
by  Robert Runcie
Personal details
Born (1942-01-17) 17 January 1942 (age 82)
Crosby, Liverpool, England
Nationality British
Denomination Anglican
SpouseCelia McCulloch
ChildrenTwo daughters
Alma mater Selwyn College, Cambridge, Cuddesdon College

Nigel Simeon McCulloch, KCVO (born 17 January 1942) is an Anglican cleric who held high offices from 1978 until he retired as Bishop of Manchester in 2013.

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Early life

McCulloch was born and brought up in Crosby, Merseyside. He was educated at Liverpool College, studied theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and trained for the priesthood at Cuddesdon College, Oxford.

Career

He was ordained in Chester Cathedral in 1966 and served as a curate in the large urban parish of Ellesmere Port [1] from 1966 to 1971. He was chaplain to Christ's College, Cambridge, from 1970 to 1973 and was also the Director of Studies in Theology there until 1975. He also served as Diocesan Missioner in the Diocese of Norwich from 1973 to 1978. He was appointed Archdeacon of Sarum and rector of the city-centre church of St Thomas in Salisbury in 1978. [2]

In 1986, McCulloch was appointed as the suffragan Bishop of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [3] He was ordained and consecrated a bishop (thereby taking up his suffragan See) on 29 January 1986, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Gloucester Cathedral. [4] In 1992 he was translated to be the diocesan Bishop of Wakefield. He was appointed Bishop of Manchester in August 2002, [5] taking up duties later that year, and was installed in February 2003. [6] He retired on his 71st birthday (17 January 2013).

He was appointed Lord High Almoner to Elizabeth II in 1997 and took his seat in the House of Lords in 1997. He is also chairman of the West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council and chairman of the Police Standards Committee for West Yorkshire.

McCulloch was the national chairman of the Council for Christians and Jews (CCJ) from 2008 to 2015. [7] He is also the Chairman of the Legislative Group charged with bringing proposals to the Church of England’s General Synod regarding women becoming bishops while also enabling those opposed to this to retain an honoured place within the church.

McCulloch was elected as chair of the Greater Manchester Faith & Community Leaders Group and also the elected representative of the Faith Communities on the Greater Manchester Forum. He has been active in the Scout Movement, latterly as a County Chairman in Somerset and County President in Yorkshire. He was a member of the Select Committee reviewing the BBC Charter. [1] Author of several books, a former columnist for The Times and a frequent broadcaster, he is the Church of England's senior spokesman on communication issues. Since 2002 he has been the National Chaplain to the Royal British Legion. [8]

In education, McCulloch has been a governor of Marlborough College, and then of Huddersfield University while he was Bishop of Wakefield. He is chair of the board of governors at the University of Bolton, which is within the area of his Manchester diocese. [1]

Sony game row

In June 2007, McCulloch considered taking legal action against Sony because of their PlayStation game Resistance: Fall of Man . The game features detailed views of Manchester Cathedral infested with aliens and others, to be killed by the player. The Church said Sony did not obtain permission to use the interior. Sony said " Resistance: Fall of Man is a fantasy science fiction game and is not based on reality. We believe we have sought and received all permissions necessary for the creation of the game." McCulloch also expressed concerns that a game that involved shooting people was set in Manchester Cathedral, given the city's history of gun crime. [9]

Delayed retirement

The Bishop and other clergy from Manchester Cathedral on the 2010 Whit walk in Manchester Whit walks Manchester.jpg
The Bishop and other clergy from Manchester Cathedral on the 2010 Whit walk in Manchester

It was announced on 21 December 2010 that McCulloch had been granted special permission to remain in his role beyond his 70th birthday by the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. The usual age of retirement for bishops is 70, but McCulloch remained until his 71st birthday in mid-January 2013. [10]

Knighthood

On 20 February 2013, on his retirement as Lord High Almoner, the Queen invested McCulloch with the insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). [11] As an ordained clergyman, he does not use the title Sir.

Personal life

His wife Celia is descended from 11 successive generations of Irish clergy. Their wedding in 1974 was featured on the John Betjeman documentary A Passion for Churches . [12] On 28 June 2008 she became the first member of the Church of England to be ordained a priest by her own husband. [13] They have two daughters.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Right Revd Nigel McCulloch". University of Bolton. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "A life in architecture – Nigel McCulloch". The Architects' Journal. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "No. 50404". The London Gazette . 20 January 1986. p. 855.
  4. ↑ "New bishops consecrated" . Church Times . No. 6416. 31 January 1986. p. 20. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 7 April 2017– via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ↑ "A new bishop for Manchester". Diocese of Manchester. August 2002. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. ↑ City's 11th bishop sworn in, BBC News Online, 1 February 2003
  7. ↑ "Patron & Trustees | CCJ". www.ccj.org.uk.
  8. ↑ "Royal British Legion". Diocese of Manchester. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Cathedral row over video war game". 9 June 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Diocese of Manchester — Bishop to continue to 71". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". Thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Edward Mirzoeff, Viewing notes for A Passion for Churches (BBC TV, 1974) – DD Home Entertainment 2007, 12
  13. ↑ "Special honour" for Bishop as he ordains own wife, The Times , Issue no 69,363, 30 June 2008
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Taunton
1986–1992		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Wakefield
1992–2003		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Manchester
2002–2013		Succeeded by
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