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 (1946-03-04) 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church's bishops.[7] In August 2014, Pemberton had an offer of work at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust withdrawn following Inwood's refusal to grant the relevant licence.[8]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

References

  1. Number 10 – Suffragan See of Bedford
  2. 1 2 3 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.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
David Hallatt
Archdeacon of Halifax
1995–2003
Succeeded by
Robert Freeman
Preceded by
John Richardson
Bishop of Bedford
2003–31 March 2012
Succeeded by
Richard Atkinson
Preceded by
Tony Porter (Acting)
Acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
9 April 2014–8 April 2015
Succeeded by
Tony Porter (Acting)


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