Richard Neil Inwood
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Richard Neil Inwood formerly Archdeacon
of Halifax
, was consecrated the Anglican Bishop of Bedford
by the Archbishop of Canterbury
, the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams
at Southwark Cathedral
on 7 March 2003. He served in Sheffield
, London, Bath and Yeovil
, before his Halifax appointment. His wife, Liz is a maths teacher and examiner. Before ordination, Bishop Inwood spent a year teaching in north-west Uganda
and worked as a research and development chemist with ICI
in Manchester
for nearly two years.
He read Chemistry at University College, Oxford
, and later, Theology at Nottingham University.
He is the co-author of Moved by Steam: Beside the tracks and on the trains 1962-67 by Richard Inwood and Mike Smith (Kettering, 2009), ISBN 978-1-85794-323-8.
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
, was consecrated the Anglican Bishop of Bedford
Bishop of Bedford
The Bishop of Bedford is an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop who, under the direction of the Diocesan Bishop of St Albans, oversees 150 parishes in Luton and Bedfordshire....
by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
, the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams
Rowan Williams
Rowan Douglas Williams FRSL, FBA, FLSW is an Anglican bishop, poet and theologian. He is the 104th and current Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003.Williams was previously Bishop of Monmouth and...
at Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge....
on 7 March 2003. He served in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, London, Bath and Yeovil
Yeovil
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
, before his Halifax appointment. His wife, Liz is a maths teacher and examiner. Before ordination, Bishop Inwood spent a year teaching in north-west Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
and worked as a research and development chemist with ICI
Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries was a British chemical company, taken over by AkzoNobel, a Dutch conglomerate, one of the largest chemical producers in the world. In its heyday, ICI was the largest manufacturing company in the British Empire, and commonly regarded as a "bellwether of the British...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
for nearly two years.
He read Chemistry at University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
, and later, Theology at Nottingham University.
He is the co-author of Moved by Steam: Beside the tracks and on the trains 1962-67 by Richard Inwood and Mike Smith (Kettering, 2009), ISBN 978-1-85794-323-8.
Styles
- Richard Inwood Esq (1946–c1975)
- The Revd Richard Inwood (c1975–1995)
- The Ven Richard Inwood (1995–2003)
- The Rt Revd Richard Inwood (2003—)