Alastair Redfern
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Early life and education
Redfern studied at Christ Church, Oxford.[3] He received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2001 from the University of Bristol.[4][5][6] His doctoral thesis was titled "Oversight and authority in the nineteenth century church of England: a case study of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce".[6]
Ordained ministry
Redfern was ordained a deacon at Petertide 1976 (27 June)[7] and a priest the following Petertide (26 June 1977), both times by Kenneth Skelton, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral.[8] He served as a curate in Wolverhampton.[9] He then became a lecturer and later vice principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon.[10] He was also an honorary curate of Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon between 1983 and 1987.[9] From 1987 to 1997 he was the Canon Theologian of Bristol Cathedral.
Episcopal ministry
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He was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate on 2 December 1997 at Southwark Cathedral[11] (by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury)[12] to become suffragan Bishop of Grantham. In 2005, he was translated to be the Bishop of Derby. He was a Member (Lord Spiritual) of the House of Lords from 2010 to 2018.[13]
Redfern retired effective 31 August 2018.[14]
Personal life
In 1974, Redfern married Jane Valerie Straw.[13] Together they had two daughters.[13] His first wife died in 2004.[13] In 2006, he married Caroline Boddington.[15] who at the time worked for the Church of England as the Archbishops' Secretary for Appointments.[15][16] She retired in 2021.
Styles
- The Reverend Alastair Redfern (1976–1987)
- The Reverend Canon Alastair Redfern (1987–1997)
- The Right Reverend Alastair Redfern (1997–2001)
- The Right Reverend Doctor Alastair Redfern (2001–present)
References
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- ↑ a b c d 'DERBY, Bishop of', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 10 Nov 2017
- ↑ Diocese of Derby — Bishop of Derby announces he will retire in 2018 (Accessed 8 November 2017)
- ↑ a b 'BODDINGTON, Caroline Elizabeth', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 10 Nov 2017
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