John Inge

The Right Reverend John Inge
Bishop of Worcester
Inge after his consecration at Westminster Abbey in 2003
Diocese	Diocese of Worcester
In office	2008–present
Predecessor	Peter Selby
Other posts	Lord High Almoner
Orders
Ordination	1983^[1]
Consecration	9 October 2003^[2]
Personal details
Born	(1955-02-26) 26 February 1955
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	The Old Palace, Worcester
Spouse	Denise (died 2014)^[3]^[4]
Children	2 daughters^[3]
Previous post	Bishop of Huntingdon 2003–2008
Alma mater	St Chad's College, Durham University

John Geoffrey Inge (pronunciation: /ɪndʒ/ (Inj); born 26 February 1955) is a Church of England bishop. He is currently the Bishop of Worcester in the Diocese of Worcester. From 2003 to 2008, he was Bishop of Huntingdon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely.

Early life and education

On 26 February 1955,^[5] Inge was born to Geoffrey John Inge and Elsie Inge (née Hill). He was educated at Kent College, an independent school in Canterbury, Kent. He went on to study at St Chad's College, Durham University where he received a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1977. In 1979, he undertook teacher training at Keble College, Oxford and received a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).^[6]

Having studied chemistry at university and completed teacher training, Inge began his first career as a secondary school teacher. He taught Chemistry at Lancing College, an independent school in Lancing, West Sussex.^[7] He also served as a tutor of Teme House, one of the school's boarding houses.^[8]

He trained for ordination at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. During his ministry, he returned to Durham University for postgraduate study. He completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1994 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2002.^[6]

Ordained ministry

Inge was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1984 and as a priest in 1985.^[6] From 1984 to 1986, he was the assistant chaplain at Lancing College. He was junior chaplain at Harrow School from 1987 to 1989 and senior chaplain from 1989 to 1990. From 1990 to 1996 he was the vicar of St Luke's Wallsend in the Diocese of Newcastle where he also chaired the Board for Mission and Social Responsibility. He became a canon residentiary of Ely Cathedral in 1996 with particular responsibility for education and mission and was then vice dean from 1999 to 2003.

Inge was consecrated as suffragan Bishop of Huntingdon at Westminster Abbey on 9 October 2003.^[2] As the warden for readers in the Ely diocese he encouraged and equipped lay ministry; he chaired the Cambridgeshire Ecumenical Council and co-chaired the East of England Faiths Council.^[1] In July 2007 he was nominated to become the Bishop of Worcester from 1 October 2007. He was enthroned at Worcester Cathedral as the Bishop of Worcester on 1 March 2008.^[9]

Inge is chairman of the board of the College of Evangelists. He serves on the Faith and Order Commission (FAOC) of the General Synod. He has served on the council of Ridley Hall, Cambridge since 2008. He was for some years a trustee of Common Purpose UK, a not-for-profit organisation which organises leadership courses across the UK for the public, private and voluntary sectors, and for which he is now a trust protector.^[5] He chairs the council for the Archbishop of Canterbury's Examination in Theology which awards the Lambeth Degree — an MA, MPhil or PhD in theology.^[5] He is also an advisor for the independent public policy think tank ResPublica.

Inge has led numerous groups to Africa, India, South America, Russia and the Holy Land. Whilst vice dean of Ely Cathedral he established a link between Ely and the Anglican cathedral of Christ Church, Zanzibar^[2] and is active in Worcester diocescan links with the Morogoru diocese in the Anglican Church of Tanzania and the Anglican diocese of Peru. He is a longstanding supporter of the World Development Movement which campaigns for justice and development in the Global South, and of Amnesty International.

In 2011, Inge was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Worcester.^[5] He was introduced in the House of Lords on 25 June 2012 and made his maiden speech three days later on 28 June. He joins his cousin in the Upper House, Peter Inge, a former Chief of Defence Staff. On 15 February 2013 it was announced that he had been appointed to the office of Lord High Almoner,^[10] a post in the royal household.

Publications

As well as numerous articles, he is the author of A Christian Theology of Place (2003), which was shortlisted for the Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing, and Living Love: in Conversation with the No 1. Ladies' Detective Agency (2007).

Styles

The Reverend John Inge (1983–1996)
The Reverend Canon John Inge (1996–2002)
The Reverend Canon Doctor John Inge (2002–2003)
The Right Reverend Doctor John Inge (2003–present)

References

1 2 Worcester Diocese — New Bishop for Worcester
1 2 3 Diocese of Ely — Bishop John Inge to become Bishop of Worcester
1 2 Anstey, Cathy (11 July 2007). "We’re banging the drum for the next Worcester bishop". Worcester News. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
↑ Day, Jordan (28 April 2014). "Tribute to Denise Inge, wife of former Bishop of Huntingdon, John Inge". Huntingdon, St Ives & St Neots News & Crier. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 Debrett's People of Today — John Inge Worcester
1 2 3 "J G Inge". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 February 2015. (subscription required)
↑ "The Bishop of Worcester". People & Places. Diocese of Worcester. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ "Teme House". Lancing College. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ Worcester Diocese — Bishop John's Enthronement
↑ The London Gazette: no. 60427. p. 3313. 20 February 2013.

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Flack	Bishop of Huntingdon 2003–2008	Succeeded by David Thomson
Preceded by Peter Selby	Bishop of Worcester 2008–present	Incumbent
Other offices
Preceded by Nigel McCulloch	Lord High Almoner 2013–present	Incumbent

Bishops of Huntingdon

Robert Martineau Eric Wall Gordon Roe John Flack John Inge David Thomson

Bishops of Worcester

Early Medieval	Bosel Oftfor Egwin of Evesham Wilfrith (I) Milred Waermund Tilhere Heathured Denebeorht Heahbeorht Ealhhun Werferth Æthelhun Wilfrith (II) Koenwald St Dunstan St Oswald Ealdwulf

High Medieval	Wulfstan (I) Leofsige Beorhtheah Lyfing Ælfric Puttoc Lyfing Ealdred St Wulfstan (II) Samson Theulf Simon John de Pageham Alured Roger Baldwin of Forde William of Northall Robert FitzRalph Henry de Sully John of Coutances Mauger Randulf of Evesham Walter de Gray Sylvester William de Blois Walter de Cantilupe Nicholas of Ely Godfrey Giffard

Late Medieval	John St German William Gainsborough Walter Reynolds Walter Maidstone Thomas Cobham Wulstan Bransford Adam Orleton Simon Montacute Thomas Hemenhale Wulstan Bransford John of Thoresby Reginald Brian John Barnet William Whittlesey William Lenn Walter Lyghe Henry Wakefield Robert Tideman of Winchcombe Richard Clifford Thomas Peverel Philip Morgan Thomas Polton Thomas Brunce Thomas Bourchier John Carpenter ("Bishop of Worcester and Westbury") John Alcock Robert Morton Giovanni de' Gigli

Early modern	Silvestro de' Gigli Girolamo Ghinucci Hugh Latimer John Bell Nicholas Heath John Hooper Nicholas Heath Richard Pate Edwin Sandys Nicholas Bullingham John Whitgift Edmund Freke Richard Fletcher Thomas Bilson Gervase Babington Henry Parry John Thornborough John Prideaux George Morley John Gauden John Earle Robert Skinner Walter Blandford James Fleetwood William Thomas Edward Stillingfleet William Lloyd John Hough Isaac Maddox James Johnson Brownlow North Richard Hurd

Late modern	Folliott Cornewall Robert Carr Henry Pepys Henry Philpott John Perowne Charles Gore Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs Ernest Pearce Arthur Perowne William Wilson Cash Mervyn Charles-Edwards Robin Woods Philip Goodrich Peter Selby John Inge

Anglican Diocese of Worcester

Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Alvechurch Palace Area scheme (1993–2002)

Office holders	The Bishop of Worcester, John Inge The Bishop suffragan of Dudley, Graham Usher AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Worcester, Peter Atkinson The Archdeacon of Dudley, Nikki Groarke The Archdeacon of Worcester, Robert Jones

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918; became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 17474066 LCCN: n2002118670 ISNI: 0000 0000 7690 9641 GND: 140407081 BNF: cb146040508 (data)

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