Political interests:
Higher Education and schools; health (end of life care); conflict resolution and reconciliation; Germany; India; Syria.
Leads for the Lords Spiritual on foreign policy
House of Lords Activity:
Entered House of Lords in 2013 as Bishop of Coventry
To view all of the Bishop’s recent speeches on this website click here
Full list of speeches & questions in past sessions (from UK Parliament webpages):
All Party Parliamentary Group Membership:
International Freedom of Religion or Belief
Biographical Details:
University of Manchester: BA, 1980; PhD, 1989;
St. John’s College, Nottingham
Curate: Epsom Common – 1988
Chaplain: Royal Holloway & Bedford New College – 1992
Director of STETS: 1997
Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge: 2001
Bishop of Coventry: 2008 –
Biography on UK Parliament website (includes Register of Interests)
Other Interests:
Mary Ann Evans Hospice (Patron)
Dresden Trust (Trustee)
Foundation of the Frauenkirche Dresden (Ex-officio Trustee)
CORD (Patron) [Christian Outreach Relief & Development]
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (Ex-officio Trustee)
Dugdale Society (Vice-President)
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (Board of Reference)
Global Care (Patron)
Community of Aidan & Hilda (Episcopal Visitor)
CMS (Episcopal Visitor)
Coventry Foodbank (Patron)
Rugby Foodbank (Patron)
The Hope Fund (Patron)
The British Organisation for People of Asian Origin (Patron)
Coventry & Warwickshire YMCA (President)
Chair of the Church of England Faith& Order Commission
Co-Chair of the Anglican-Methodist Covenant Joint Implementation Commission
Bishop Christopher has an extensive publication list in the areas of Christian theology and worship. Holding Together: Gospel, Church and Spirit, was shortlisted for the 2011 Michael Ramsey Prize.
Contact:
The Rt Revd Lord Bishop of Coventry
House of Lords
London SW1A 0PW
or
Bishop’s House,
23 Davenport Road,
Coventry,
CV5 6PW
More information about the bishop and his ministry can be found on the Coventry Diocese website.
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