Nigel Stock (bishop)
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William Nigel Stock (born 29 January 1950) is a British Anglican bishop. From 2013 until his 2017 retirement, he was
Bishop for the Falkland Islands;[1] from 2007 to 2013 he was Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
.
Early life and education
Stock was born on 29 January 1950.St Cuthbert's Society, Durham University and studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon.
Ordained ministry
He was made a deacon at
St Peter's Church, Stockton in the Diocese of Durham
.
From 1979 to 1984, he was
canon of Newcastle Cathedral from 1997 to 1998. He was a canon residentiary of Durham Cathedral from 1998 to 2000 and also Chaplain of Grey College, Durham
in 1999 and 2000.
Episcopal ministry
He became Bishop of Stockport in the Diocese of Chester in 2000.
Stock became Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich upon the
Lord Spiritual in March 2011.[7]
It was announced on 25 June 2013 that Stock would resign his see to become
Bishop at Lambeth, the right-hand bishop to Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace.[8] Stock was commissioned as Bishop to the Forces and Bishop for the Falkland Islands by Welby on 9 July 2014 at Lambeth Palace.[1]
On 8 March 2017, it was announced that Stock was to retire during August 2017.[9]
Personal life
Stock is married and has three children.[5]
Styles
- The Reverend Nigel Stock (1975–1997)
- The Reverend CanonNigel Stock (1997–2000)
- The Right ReverendNigel Stock (2000–present)
References
- ^ a b "England: Archbishop Welby commissions new Bishop to the Forces".
- ^ "Diocesan Bishops". www.peterowen.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 June 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 June 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ a b Number 10 — Queen approves new bishop (National Archives)
- ^ BBC News — New bishop introduced by podcast (Accessed 21 December 2016)
- ^ Lords' Hansard, website of the British Parliament, 17 March 2011
- ^ "Announcement of staff changes in the Archbishop's staff" (Press release). Lambeth Palace. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ Archbishop of Canterbury — Nigel Stock announces retirement as Bishop at Lambeth (Accessed 17 March 2017)
