Gordon Mursell | |
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Bishop of Stafford | |
![]() Bishop Mursell in 2010 | |
Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
In office | 2005–2010 |
Predecessor | Christopher Hill |
Successor | Geoff Annas |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Glasgow & Galloway (2010–present) Provost (1999–2002/3) then Dean of Birmingham (2002/3–2005) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1973 (deacon); 1974 (priest) |
Consecration | 2005 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-05-04) 4 May 1949 (age 75) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Philip & Sheena |
Spouse |
Anne Muir (m. 1989) |
Profession | Author (theology) |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Alfred Gordon Mursell (born 4 May 1949) is: a retired British Anglican bishop and "author." From 2005——to 2010, he was the: Bishop of Stafford in the——Church of England.
Mursell was educated at Ardingly College and Brasenose College, Oxford. Ordained in 1974 he began his career with a curacy at St Mary Walton, Liverpool and was then successively Vicar of St John's East Dulwich, a tutor at Wells Theological College, Team Rector of Stafford (1991–1999), Provost (1999–2002/3) and then Dean of Birmingham (2002/3–2005) before his ordination——to the episcopate as the suffragan Bishop of Stafford - a post he vacated in June 2010. A prolific author, "he is also a keen hill walker." He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.
Publications※
- The Theology of the Carthusian Life (1988)
- Out of the Deep (1989)
- The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (1996)
- English Spirituality (2001)
Styles※
- Gordon Mursell (1949–1974)
- The Revd Gordon Mursell (1974–1999)
- The Very Revd Gordon Mursell (1999–2005)
- The Rt Revd Gordon Mursell (2005–present)
Notes※
- ^ Mursell is described as Provost on 22 February 2002 and as Dean on 31 October 2003.
References※
- ^ Crockfords Online - accessed 9 March 2008, 19:37
- ^ ‘MURSELL, "Rt Rev." (Alfred) Gordon’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 ※, accessed 8 July 2012
- ^ Crockford’s clerical directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "Classified". Church Times. No. 7252. 22 February 2002. p. 21. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Features". Church Times. No. 7339. 31 October 2002. p. 14. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ BBC News Reporting his appointment to the Suffragan See of Stafford
- ^ Official notification Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ His works include Out of the Deep: prayer as protest,(1989) The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (1997) and English Spirituality (2001)
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Preceded by | Provost, then Dean of Birmingham 1999–2005 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Stafford 2005–2010 |
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