The Rt Rev the Bishop of Carlisle

Foretitle(s): Bishop of 2009-; Rt Rev
Surname: CARLISLE
Style: The Rt Rev the Bishop of Carlisle
Recreations: squash (Trinity Oxford and Selwyn Cambridge 1st Fives), cross country running, hill walking, history of art, novels, films, cricket (St Albans, Ely and Chester Dio teams), restoring furniture

Career: ordained 1978; asst curate All Saints Leavesden 1978-82 (ATC chaplain), minister Bar Hill Church 1982-94, rural dean North Stowe Deanery 1993-94, residentiary canon Chester Cathedral 1994-2002, bishop of Penrith 2002-09; tutor Ridley Hall Cambridge 1983-94, diocesan dir of ordinands and lay ministry advsr 1994-2000, dir adult educn and trg Chester Dio 1996-2002, proctor in convocation Gen Synod 2000-02; chm Dio Bd for Ministry and Trg; pres Cncl St John's Coll Durham, lead bishop for VRC, memb Sate Gp and Bishops' MDR Gp, pres Churches Together in Cumbria; chm NW bishops, lead Bishop on healthcare, chm Nat Stewardship Ctee; numerous broadcasting and speaking engagements, various articles and contributions to reviews; memb Soc for Study of Christian Ethics

Books and Publications: One in the Spirit, Ecumenical Ordination, An Alternative Way Ahead, Fostering Vocation in the Parish (1998), Setting the Church of England Free (chapter, 2003)