Richard Inwood

The Right Reverend Richard Inwood
Bishop of Bedford
Diocese	Diocese of St Albans
In office	2003–31 March 2012 (retired)[1]
Other posts	Archdeacon of Halifax (1995–2003) Acting Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham (9 April 2014–8 April 2015)
Orders
Ordination	c. 1974-6[2]
Consecration	7 March 2003
Personal details
Born	4 March 1946
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Derby
Spouse	Liz[2]
Children	3 adult daughters[2]
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

Richard Neil Inwood (born 4 March 1946) is a retired Bishop suffragan of Bedford.

Inwood was born in Burton-on-Trent and studied chemistry at University College, Oxford and theology at Nottingham University.^[3] Before ordination, he spent a year teaching in north-west Uganda and worked as a research and development chemist with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Manchester for nearly two years.^[4] He served in Sheffield, London, Bath and Yeovil before his appointment in 1995 as Archdeacon of Halifax.^[5] He was consecrated a bishop by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury at Southwark Cathedral on 7 March 2003.

From 9 April 2014 until 8 April 2015, he was Acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham at the request of the Archbishop of York.^[6] As acting bishop, Inwood attracted media attention in June 2014 for revoking the permission to officiate of a gay priest, Jeremy Pemberton, who had legally married his partner in spite of a pastoral statement issued by the church's bishops.^[7] In August 2014, Pemberton had an offer of work at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust withdrawn following Inwood's refusal to grant the relevant licence.^[8]

Inwood is the co-author of Moved by Steam: Beside the tracks and on the trains 1962-67 with Mike Smith (Kettering, 2009 ISBN 978-1-85794-323-8). His wife, Liz, is a mathematics teacher and examiner.

Styles

• Richard Inwood Esq (1946–c1975)
• The Revd Richard Inwood (c1975–1995)
• The Ven Richard Inwood (1995–2003)
• The Rt Revd Richard Inwood (2003–present)

References

1. Number 10 – Suffragan See of Bedford
2. Diocese of St Albans — Bishop of Bedford
3. Debrett's People of Today, London, 2008 ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
4. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
6. "Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham - Bishop Richard Inwood Takes Temporary Charge"
7. BBC News, "Gay wedding canon faces service ban" (Accessed 22 June 2014)
8. "Bishop blocks gay chaplain's NHS job offer". HR Grapevine. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.