Brian Castle
Brian Castle | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Tonbridge | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rochester |
| In office | 2002–2015 |
| Predecessor | Brian Smith |
| Successor | vacant; then Simon Burton-Jones (ann.) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1977[1] |
| Consecration | 24 January 2002 by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Jane[2] |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Profession | Theologian; formerly social worker |
| Alma mater | University College London |
Brian Colin Castle (born 7 September 1949) is a retired bishop in the Church of England, formerly the Bishop suffragan of Tonbridge.[3] He retired from that See on 31 October 2015.[4][5]
Castle was educated at Wilson's School and University College London.[6] He was ordained in 1978 after studying at Cuddesdon.[7] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Nicholas' Sutton[8] and was then successively priest in charge at Solwezi, Zambia, Vicar of Northmore Green, Somerset and Director of Pastoral Studies at Ripon College Cuddesdon before his ordination to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 24 January 2002 at Rochester Cathedral, and installed there in the same service.[9] In 1989 he was awarded a PhD in theology from the University of Birmingham. [1][10] He is married to Jane, with whom he has three children.
Styles
[edit | edit source]- Brian Castle (1949–1978)
- The Reverend Brian Castle (1978–1989)
- The Reverend Doctor Brian Castle (1989–2002)
- The Right Reverend Doctor Brian Castle (2002–present)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Diocese of Rochester — Bishop Brian's Biography
- ^ Number 10 — Suffragan See of Tonbridge (National Archives)
- ^ Official website
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- ^ Brian Castle — Retirement as Bishop of Tonbridge Archived 2015-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 September 2015)
- ^ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- ^ Crockfords On line- accessed 21 April 2008
- ^ Church details
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- ^ Who’s Who — (Ibid)
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