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Bishop of London

Lord Bishop of London

Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dr Richard Chartres

Areas of political interest
London, environment, Europe, heritage and buildings

House of Lords activity

Entered House of Lords 1996

Most recent contributions in the Lords

Details of Bishop Richard speaking in the House of Lords:

(courtesy of UK Parliament Hansard website):

Oral Contributions: 2006/2007 session

2007/2008 session

2008/2009 session

Details of Bishop Richard’s voting in the House of Lords:

(courtesy of ‘The Public Whip’): here

Biographical details
Year of birth 1947

Trinity College Cambridge BA 1968, MA 1973, BD 1983, Hon Dlitt 1998, Hon DD1999
Ripon College, Cuddesdon 1969-1972
Lincoln Theological College 1972
Deacon 1973, Priest 1974
Assistant curate St Andrew’s Bedford 1973-1975
Chaplain to Robert Runcie, then Bishop of St Albans 1975-1980
Archbishop’s Chaplain at Lambeth and Canterbury 1980-84
Priest in charge St Stephen’s Rochester Row, Diocese of London 1984-85
Vicar 1986-1992, also Director of Ordinands for the Central Area and Gresham Professor of Divinity
Bishop of Stepney 1992 - 1995
Bishop of London 1995 -

Contact

Lords

The Rt Revd and the Rt Hon Bishop of London, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW

Diocese

bishop@londin.clara.co.uk 020 7248 6233

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