Political interests:
Communities & local government; culture / heritage
Activity in the House of Lords
Entered the House of Lords in 2013 as Bishop of Sheffield. To view all of the Bishop’s speeches on this website as Bishop of Sheffield, click here
Re-Introduced in July 2016 as the Bishop of Oxford. To view all of the bishops’ speeches on this website as Bishop of Oxford, as well as those of his predecessor, click here
Full list of speeches & questions in past sessions (from UK Parliament webpages):
Biographical details
Year of Birth: 1957
Worcester College, Oxford
Cranmer Hall, St James College, Durham
Ordained Deacon – 1983
Ordained Priest – 1984
Curate, St Andrews Enfield – 1983-87
Vicar, St George’s Ovenden – 1987-96
Warden Cranmer Hall – 1996-2004
Archbishops’ Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions – 2004-09
Bishop of Sheffield – 2009-16
Archbishops’ Council – 2011-
Bishop of Oxford – 2016 –
Biography on UK Parliament website (includes Register of Interests)
Other Interests
Publications include:
Co-author of Emmaus:The Way of Faith – a set of resources for Christian nurture
Ministry in Three Dimensions
Travelling Well (with Stephen Cottrell)
The Advent Calendar
Jesus’ People: What the Church should do next
Contact
Rt Revd Dr the Lord Bishop of Oxford
House of Lords
Westminster
SW1A 0PW
Twitter: @Steven_Croft
or via
Church House Oxford
Langford Locks
Kidlington
Oxford
OX5 1GF
Tel: 01865 208200
More information about the bishop and his ministry can be found on the Diocese of Oxford website.
