Anthony Russell | |
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| Bishop of Ely | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
| In office | 2000 –28 February 2010 |
| Predecessor | Stephen Sykes |
| Successor | Stephen Conway |
| Other post(s) | Bishop Suffragan of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford 1988–2000 Chaplain to The Queen 1983–1988 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1971 |
| Consecration | 1988 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1943 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Profession | Author |
| Alma mater | St Chad's College, Durham |
Anthony John Russell (born 25 January 1943) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the Diocesan Bishop of Ely from 2000 to 2010, having previously served as an area bishop in the Diocese of Oxford from 1988.
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Russell was educated at Uppingham School, St Chad's College, Durham (he gained a Bachelor of Arts {BA} degree) and Trinity College, Oxford, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree. He studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon.
Russell was made a deacon during Advent 1970 (13 December) by Launcelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich, [1] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (26 September 1971) by William Llewellyn, Bishop of Lynn — both times at Norwich Cathedral; [2] he was then a curate in the Hilborough group of parishes in the Diocese of Norwich from 1970 to 1973. From 1973 to 1976 he was priest-in-charge of Preston-on-Stour with Whitchurch and of Atherstone on Stour in the Diocese of Coventry. For the next 11 years he was the vicar of Preston-on-Stour and Whitchurch with Atherstone and also canon theologian of Coventry Cathedral. From 1973 to 1982 he was chaplain of the Arthur Rank Centre and its director from 1983 to 1988.
From 1983 to 1988 Russell served as a chaplain to Elizabeth II. [3] [4] In 1987, he was nominated as Bishop Suffragan of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford [5] and was consecrated on 2 February 1988 by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey; [6] before being nominated as the Bishop of Ely in 2000. [7] Russell initiated proceedings in the church courts against the Vicar of Trumpington, Tom Ambrose. He retired on 28 February 2010. [8]
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Russell has published a number of books, especially on the role of the church in the countryside. These include The Country Parson (1993), The Country Parish (1986) and The Clerical Profession (1980). He is a leading spokesman for the church on rural and farming matters.
Russell, as a keen horseman, upon appointment as area Bishop of Dorchester, changed his Oxfordshire episcopal residence in order to secure suitable stabling.
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