Alastair Redfern

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The Right Reverend

Alastair Redfern
Bishop of Derby
DioceseDiocese of Derby
In office2005–2018
PredecessorJonathan Bailey
SuccessorLibby Lane
Other post(s)Bishop of Grantham (1997–2005)
Orders
Ordination1976 (deacon); 1977 (priest)
by Kenneth Skelton
Consecration1997
by George Carey
Personal details
Born (1948-09-01) 1 September 1948 (age 75)
DenominationAnglican
Spouse
Jane
​
​
(m. 1974; died 2004)​
Caroline
​
(m. 2006)​
Childrentwo
ProfessionLecturer, writer
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Alastair Llewellyn John Redfern (born 1 September 1948) is a retired Church of England bishop, who served as Bishop of Derby from 2005 to 2018.[1][2]

Early life and education

Redfern studied at

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

Canon Theologian of Bristol Cathedral
.

Episcopal ministry

Bishop Redfern in 2018

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

  1. ^ "Official announcement". Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Bishop Alastair - Diocese of Derby". derby.anglican.org.
  3. ^ "Redfern, Alastair Llewellyn John". Who's Who. Vol. 2017 (November 2016 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 8 May 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Church of England — Bishop of Derby".
  5. ^ Thesis details
  6. ^ a b Redfern, Alastair Llewellyn John (2001). "Oversight and authority in the nineteenth century church of England: a case study of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ^ a b "Alastair Llewellyn John Redfern". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  10. ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
  11. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 11 October 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
  12. ^ Diomedia
  13. ^
    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
  14. ^ Diocese of Derby — Bishop of Derby announces he will retire in 2018 (Accessed 8 November 2017)
  15. ^
    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
  16. ^ "Appointments and Development". Church of England. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

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Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Grantham
1997–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Derby
2005–2018 		Succeeded by
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