Richard Inwood | |
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Bishop of Bedford | |
Diocese | Diocese of St Albans |
In office | 2003–31 March 2012 (retired) [1] |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Halifax (1995–2003) Acting Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham (9 April 2014–8 April 2015) |
Orders | |
Ordination | c. 1974-6 [2] |
Consecration | 7 March 2003 |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 March 1946 |
Died | 14 April 2019 73) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Residence | Derby |
Spouse | Liz [2] |
Children | 3 adult daughters [2] |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
Richard Neil Inwood (4 March 1946 - 14 April 2019) was a Bishop suffragan of Bedford.
Inwood was born in Burton-on-Trent and studied chemistry at University College, Oxford and theology at the University of Nottingham. [3] Before ordination, he spent a year teaching in north-west Uganda and worked as a research and development chemist with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Manchester for nearly two years. [4] He served in Sheffield, London, Bath and Yeovil before his appointment in 1995 as Archdeacon of Halifax. [5] He was consecrated a bishop by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury at Southwark Cathedral on 7 March 2003.
From 9 April 2014 until 8 April 2015, he was Acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham at the request of the Archbishop of York. [6] As acting bishop, Inwood attracted media attention in June 2014 for revoking the permission to officiate of a gay priest, Jeremy Pemberton, who had legally married his partner in spite of a pastoral statement issued by the church's bishops. [7] In August 2014, Pemberton had an offer of work at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust withdrawn following Inwood's refusal to grant the relevant licence. [8]
Inwood was the co-author of Moved by Steam: Beside the tracks and on the trains 1962-67 with Mike Smith (Kettering, 2009 ISBN 978-1-85794-323-8). His wife, Liz, is a mathematics teacher and examiner.
Inwood died on 14 April 2019. [9]
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