Matthew Parker (bishop)
Matthew John Parker (born 1 June 1963, in Manchester) is a British bishop who has served as area Bishop of Stafford since 2021. He was previously Archdeacon of Stoke (i.e. the same area) since 2013.[1]
Education
Parker was educated at The Bishop Wand Church of England School, the University of Manchester, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
Ordained ministry
Parker was
On 24 September 2020, it was announced that he would be the next
Views
In November 2023, he was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy".[8]
References
- ^ "Peter Jonathan Wilcox". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, November 2016 accessed 1 February 2017
- ^ "Suffragan Bishop of Stafford: 10 September 2020". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Matthew to be new Bishop of Stafford". Diocese of Lichfield. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Bishop of Stafford update - Diocese of Lichfield".
- ^ a b "Bishop of Stafford consecrated". Diocese of Lichfield. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "The Consecration of the Ven Matthew Parker as Bishop of Stafford". YouTube.
- ^ Martin, Francis (1 November 2023). "Don't delay guidance allowing priests to be in same-sex marriages, say 44 bishops". Church Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.