Stephen Oliver | |
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Bishop of Stepney | |
Diocese | Diocese of London |
In office | 2003–6 July 2010 (retired) |
Predecessor | John Sentamu |
Successor | Adrian Newman |
Other post(s) | Canon Precentor at St Paul's (1997–2003) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1971 (deacon); 1972 (priest) |
Consecration | 2003 |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 January 1948 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | John & Nora Greenhalgh |
Spouse | Hilary Barkham (m. 1969; d. 2010) |
Children | 2 sons, incl. Simon [1] |
Profession | Author (prayer) |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Stephen John Oliver AKC (born 7 January 1948) was the Anglican area Bishop of Stepney from 2003 to 2010. [2]
Oliver was trained for the priesthood at King's College London, [3] spending his final year at St Augustine's College, Canterbury [4] before a curacy at Clifton, Nottingham. [5] After an incumbency at St Mary Plumtree [6] in the same diocese he became head of religious programming at the BBC. From 1997 until 2003 he was a Canon Residentiary at St Paul's Cathedral, London [7] before his appointment as the area Bishop of Stepney following John Sentamu's appointment as Bishop of Birmingham. Oliver retired on 6 July 2010. [8] In March 2013 'Inside Grief' ISBN 9780281068432 edited by Oliver was published by SPCK.
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