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Bishop of Southwark

Bishop of Southwark

Lord Bishop of Southwark

Rt Revd Dr Tom Butler

 

Areas of political interest
Science, technology, education, development

 

All Party Group membership
Inter-Faith APPG

 

House of Lords activity

Entered House of Lords 1996

 

Most recent contributions in the Lords

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

(courtesy of ‘The Public Whip’):here 

 

Biographical details
Year of birth 1940

Leeds University BSc1961 MSc 1962 PhD 1972
College of Resurrection, Mirfield 1962
Deacon 1964, priest 1965
Assistant curate St Augustine, Wisbech 1964-1966
Assistant curate St Saviour, Folkstone 1966-1967
Lecturer University of Zambia 1968-1973
Chaplain University of Kent 1973-1980
Archdeacon of Northolt 1980-1985
Bishop of Willesden 1985-1991
Bishop of Leicester 1991-1998
Bishop of Southwark 1998

 

Contact

Lords

The Rt Revd Lord Bishop of Southwark, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW

 

Diocese

Bishop’s House, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham, Lodnon SW16 1QZ 020 8769 3256 bishops.house@southwark.anglican.org

www.southwark.anglican.org

Wendy Robins, Bishop’s Press Officer 020 7939 9436 mb 07831 694021 wendy.s.robins@southwark.anglican.org 

 

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