Michael Ipgrave

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Archdeacon of Southwark (2004–2012)
area Bishop of Woolwich (Southwark; 2012–2016)
Orders
Ordination1982 (deacon); 1983 (priest)
by Douglas Feaver
Consecration21 March 2012
by Rowan Williams
Personal details
Born
Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave

(1958-04-18) 18 April 1958 (age 65)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceBishop's House, Lichfield[1]
Spouse
Julia Bailey
​
(m. 1981)​
Childrenthree
Education
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Spiritual
Assumed office
25 October 2022

Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave

Archdeacon of Southwark
between 2004 and 2012.

Early life and education

Ipgrave was born on 18 April 1958 in

first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[3]

From 1979 to 1980, he attended the Spring Hill Ordination Scheme in Birmingham.

theological college near Oxford.[3][6] During that period he also studied theology at the University of Oxford, and graduated with an additional first class BA.[3] In 1999 Ipgrave completed a doctorate at Durham University with a thesis entitled Trinity and inter-faith dialogue: plenitude and plurality.[7]

Ordained ministry

Ipgrave was

ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon at Petertide 1982 (27 June)[8] and ordained a priest in the Petertide following (26 June 1983) — both times by Douglas Feaver, Bishop of Peterborough, at Peterborough Cathedral.[9] After a curacy in Oakham followed by time in Japan, he was a team vicar in two separate Leicester parishes.[1]

In Leicester, in 1991, he was appointed diocesan chaplain for relations with people of other faiths, and bishops' domestic chaplain in 1992. He was appointed

Canon Missioner of Southwark Cathedral
. He was co-chair of Southwark and London Housing Association (now Amicus Horizon)

He was formerly Inter Faith Relations Advisor to the Archbishops' Council and secretary of the Churches' Commission on Inter-Faith Relations.

Episcopal ministry

On 3 February 2012, Ipgrave was announced as the next

bidding prayers at a Mass for Lee Rigby who was murdered by Islamists in the 2013 Woolwich attack.[10]

Since February 2015 Ipgrave has been chair of the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ).[11] On 2 March 2016, it was announced that he was to become the next diocesan Bishop of Lichfield.[6] His canonical election to that See was confirmed on 10 June 2016;[12] his installation at Lichfield Cathedral took place on 24 September 2016.[13]

He became a member of the

Lord Spiritual) on 25 October 2022;[14] he was introduced on 20 February 2023.[15]

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".[16]

Personal life

In 1981, Ipgrave married Julia Bailey.[4][5] Together they have raised three children.[6]

Honours

In the

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to inter-faith relations in London".[17]

Selected works

He has edited six volumes on Christian and Muslim relations. He is author of Trinity and Inter Faith Dialogue, and has contributed to journal articles and book chapters on inter-faith matters.

References

  1. ^ a b "Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Episcopal Team completed in Southwark Diocese". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Two new Area Bishops for Southwark Diocese". Diocese of Southwark. Church of England. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Ipgrave, Michael Geoffrey". Who's Who. Vol. 2017 (November 2016 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 6 July 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ a b "New Archdeacon of Southwark". archive.southwark.anglican.org. The Diocese of Southwark. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Bishop of Lichfield: Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave". Government of the United Kingdom. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  7. ^ ""Ipgrave, Michael" – Durham e-Theses". Durham University. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 6 July 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 6 July 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  10. ^ "Woolwich Mass for Drummer Rigby". The Tablet. The Tablet Publishing Company. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Trustees | CCJ". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
  12. ^ OurCofE twitter (Accessed 11 June 2016)
  13. ^ "Welcoming Bishop Michael". Diocese of Lichfield. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  14. ^ "The Lord Bishop of Lichfield". Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Introduction: The Lord Bishop of Lichfield". UK Parliament Hansard.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 11.

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Church of England titles
Preceded by
Archdeacon of Southwark

2004–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Woolwich
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Lichfield
2016–present 		Incumbent
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