Michael Beasley (bishop)

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Epidemiologist
EducationSir Graham Balfour School
Alma materImperial College London
Oriel College, Oxford
Durham University

Noel Michael Roy Beasley (born 1968) is a British

Mission for the Diocese of Oxford
.

Early life and education

Beasley was born in 1968,

epidemiologist specialising in child infectious diseases in low-income countries.[4]

After completing his doctorate, Beasley studied theology at

missioner and theology teacher.[4]

Ordained ministry

Beasley was

assistant curate at St Nicholas Church, Newport, Shropshire, in the Diocese of Lichfield.[5]

From 2003 to 2007, Beasley was chaplain of

mission and the college's vice-principal from 2007 to 2010.[5] His positions at Westcott House were part-time and he combined these with work at Imperial College London.[6] There, he worked as Director of the Partnership for Child Development in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology.[5][6] One of his projects was a 2008 film titled Courage and Hope: African Teachers Living Positively With HIV which tried to address the stigma of HIV/AIDS in Africa.[7]

In 2010, Beasley was appointed Director of Mission for the

honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.[1]

Episcopate

In March 2015, it was announced that Beasley would succeed

consecrated as a bishop by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Westminster Abbey.[8] He took up the appointment on 16 May during a service at St Albans Cathedral.[9]

On 28 April 2022, it was announced that Beasley would be the next Bishop of Bath and Wells, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Bath and Wells;[10] his confirmation of election took place at Lambeth Palace on 29 June 2022.[11] At his installation on 12 November at Wells Cathedral, he gifted 1,000 hazel saplings to guests as a sign of working for change, to offer shelter to birds and creatures, and capture carbon.[4]

He took part in the

King Charles III, alongside the Right Reverend Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham.[12]

Personal life

Beasley is married to Lizzie, a deputy head teacher.[6] They have two children.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Noel Michael Ray Beasley". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "New Bishop of Bath and Wells announced". Diocese of Bath & Wells. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Former Stafford pupil becomes a bishop". Staffordshire Newsletter. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Hill, Phil (14 November 2022). "Rt Rev Michael Beasley installed as Bishop of Bath & Wells". North Somerset Times. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Suffragan See of Hertford: Canon Noel Michael Roy Beasley". Press release. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d "Priest and scientist appointed Bishop of Hertford". News. Diocese of St Albans. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  7. ^ "New HIV film tackles stigma faced by teachers in Africa". EurekAlert!. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Westcott Episcopal Double!". Westcott House. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  9. ^ "The Bishop of Hertford". Who's Who. Diocese of St Albans. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Bishop of Bath and Wells: 28 April 2022". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  11. ^ Diocese of Bath & Wells [@BathWells] (29 June 2022). "Bishop Michael Beasley has officially become the 80th Bishop of Bath and Wells..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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