Graham Cray
Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions | |
|---|---|
| Church | Church of England |
| In office | 2009โ2014 |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Maidstone (2001โ2009) Principal, Ridley Hall (1992โ2001) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1971 (deacon); 1972 (priest) |
| Consecration | March 2001 by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1947 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Alan & Doris |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Webster (m. 1973) |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds St John's College, Nottingham |
Graham Alan Cray (born 21 April 1947) is a retired British
Fresh Expressions from 2009 to 2014.[1]
Early life and education
Cray grew up without his mother Doris, who killed herself when he was 8 years old. Cray was educated (gaining a Bachelor of Arts), at Leeds University[2] and St John's College, Nottingham.
Ordained ministry
He began his ministry as a curate at St Mark's Church, Gillingham.[3] Cray later spent 14 years at St Michael-le-Belfry in York (at first working with, and later succeeding, David Watson[4]) before becoming Principal of Ridley Hall theological college in Cambridge.[5]
Cray was
consecrated a bishop in March 2001. He served as the Bishop of Maidstone, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Canterbury, between 2001 and 2009.[6] In 2009, he was appointed to lead the Archbishops' (of Canterbury and of York) Fresh Expressions team.[7] He retired from full-time ministry in 2014.[6]
He is the Chairman of Soul Survivor.
References
- Crockford's On-lineAccessed 8 June 2008.
- ^ "Cray, Graham Alan", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 9 July 2012
- ^ Church website
- ^ "EssentialChristian.com : Four Gifts from God: Foundations for the Future". Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
- ^ 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 26 July 2017
- Daily Telegraph, p. 30, 17 November 2008.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This article about a Church of England bishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |