Michael Ipgrave

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The Right Reverend

Michael Ipgrave

OBE
Bishop of Lichfield
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Lichfield
In office2016–present
Predecessor Jonathan Gledhill
Other post(s) 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 66)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Denomination Anglican
ResidenceBishop's House, Lichfield [1]
Spouse
Julia Bailey
​
(m. 1981)​
Childrenthree
Education Magdalen College School, Brackley
Alma mater Oriel College, Oxford
Ripon College Cuddesdon
Durham University
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Spiritual
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 October 2022

Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave OBE (born 18 April 1958) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2016, he has been the 99th Bishop of Lichfield, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield. He was the Bishop of Woolwich, an area bishop in the Diocese of Southwark, from 2012 to 2016. [2] He served as Archdeacon of Southwark between 2004 and 2012.

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Early life and education

Ipgrave was born on 18 April 1958 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. [3] He was educated at Magdalen College School, Brackley, a state school in South Northamptonshire. [4] In January 1975, aged 16, he captained his school team of Top of The Form , on the radio, reaching the final, but lost to Cheltenham Grammar School. Also in the team was Marni Burfitt, aged 15, Alison de Verteuil, aged 13, and David Seaman, aged 12, being coached by teachers Clive Waind and Rosemary Davies. [5]

From 1975 to 1978, he studied mathematics at Oriel College, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. [3]

From 1979 to 1980, he attended the Spring Hill Ordination Scheme in Birmingham. [6] From 1979 to 1982, he trained for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college near Oxford. [3] [7] 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. [8]

Ordained ministry

Ipgrave was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon at Petertide 1982 (27 June) [9] and ordained a priest in the Petertide following (26 June 1983) — both times by Douglas Feaver, Bishop of Peterborough, at Peterborough Cathedral. [10] 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 Archdeacon of Southwark in 2004. In 2010 he also became 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 Bishop of Woolwich, an area bishop in the Diocese of Southwark. [3] On 21 March 2012, he was consecrated a bishop, by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service in Southwark Cathedral. [2] [3] He also served as Warden of Readers for the diocese. [7] In May 2013, he read bidding prayers at a Mass for Lee Rigby who was murdered by Islamists in the 2013 Woolwich attack. [11]

Since February 2015 Ipgrave has been chair of the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ). [12] On 2 March 2016, it was announced that he was to become the next diocesan Bishop of Lichfield. [7] His canonical election to that See was confirmed on 10 June 2016; [13] his installation at Lichfield Cathedral took place on 24 September 2016. [14]

He became a member of the House of Lords (as a Lord Spiritual) on 25 October 2022; [15] he was introduced on 20 February 2023. [16] On 25 April 2023, he made his maiden speech in the Lords during a debate on parliamentary democracy in the United Kingdom; [17] as of September 2024, this has been his only speech. [18]

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". [19]

Personal life

In 1981, Ipgrave married Julia Bailey. [4] [6] Together they have raised three children. [7]

Honours

In the 2011 New Year Honours, Ipgrave was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to inter-faith relations in London". [20]

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.

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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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