Richard Inwood

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Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham (9 April 2014–8 April 2015)
Orders
Ordinationc. 1974-6[2]
Consecration7 March 2003
Personal details
Born(1946-03-04)4 March 1946
Died14 April 2019(2019-04-14) (aged 73)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceDerby
SpouseLiz[2]
Children3 adult daughters[2]
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford

Richard Neil Inwood (4 March 1946 - 14 April 2019) was a Bishop suffragan of Bedford.

Inwood was born in Burton-on-Trent and studied chemistry at University College, Oxford and theology at the University of Nottingham.[3] Before ordination, he spent a year teaching in north-west Uganda and worked as a research and development chemist with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Manchester for nearly two years.[4] He served in Sheffield, London, Bath and Yeovil before his appointment in 1995 as Archdeacon of Halifax.[5] He was consecrated a bishop by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury at Southwark Cathedral on 7 March 2003.

From 9 April 2014 until 8 April 2015, he was Acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham at the request of the Archbishop of York.[6] As acting bishop, Inwood attracted media attention in June 2014 for revoking the permission to officiate of a gay priest, Jeremy Pemberton, who had legally married his partner in spite of a pastoral statement issued by the church's bishops.[7] In August 2014, Pemberton had an offer of work at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust withdrawn following Inwood's refusal to grant the relevant licence.[8]

Inwood was the co-author of Moved by Steam: Beside the tracks and on the trains 1962-67 with

). His wife, Liz, is a mathematics teacher and examiner.

Inwood died on 14 April 2019.[9]

Styles

  • Richard Inwood Esq (1946–c1975)
  • The Revd Richard Inwood (c1975–1995)
  • The Ven Richard Inwood (1995–2003)
  • The Rt Revd Richard Inwood (2003–2019)

References

Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Halifax
1995–2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John Richardson
Bishop of Bedford
2003–31 March 2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Tony Porter (Acting)
Acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
9 April 2014–8 April 2015
Succeeded by
Tony Porter (Acting)