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Bishop of Winchester

Bishop of winchester

Lord Bishop of Winchester

Rt Revd Michael Scott Joynt

Areas of political interest

Education, local government, poverty, welfare, marriage, gender issues, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Burma

All Party Group Membership
Great Lakes Region APPG

House of Lords activity

Entered House of Lords 1996

Most recent contributions in the Lords

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

(courtesy of ‘The Public Whip’): here

Videos of the questions asked by Bishop Michael in the House of Lords courtesy of Parliament live TV.

Question from the Bishop of Winchester: Democratic Republic of the Congo 18/06/2009

Question from the Bishop of Winchester: UN Security Council Resolution 1857 - Democratic Republic of the Congo 10/02/2009

Question from the Bishop of Winchester: Increased Resources for the UN Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo 30/10/2008

Biographical details
Year of birth 1943

Kings College, Cambridge BA 1965, MA 1968
Ripon College, Cuddesdon 1965-1967
Deacon 1967, priest 1968
Assistant curate Cuddesdon, 1967-1970
Tutor Cuddesdon College 1968-1971
Chaplain 1971-1972
Team Vicar St Nicholas, Newbury 1972-1975
Priest in Charge Bicester w Bucknell, Caversfield and Launton 1975-1979, Team Rector 1979-1981
Canon Residentiary St Albans 1982-1987
Bishop of Stafford 1987-1992
Bishop of Winchester 1992-

Contact

Lords

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

Diocese

Abha Thakor Director of Communications and Bishop’s Press Secretary,

Diocesan Office, Old Alresford Place, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9DH

01962 737325 abha.thakor@winchester.anglican.org

To view Bishop Michael's section on the Diocese of Winchester website please follow the link:

www.winchester.anglican.org/page.php?id=691

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