1. Christopher John Cocksworth was born on 12 January 1959 and is a Church of England bishop in the open evangelical tradition who served as Bishop of Coventry from 2008 to 2023.
17 Facts About Christopher Cocksworth
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Christopher Cocksworth took up the position of Dean of Windsor in 2023.
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Christopher Cocksworth was brought up in Horsham and attended Forest School for Boys and Collyer's Sixth form College, then the University of Manchester where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology with first class honours.
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Christopher Cocksworth studied for ordination at St John's College, Nottingham.
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Christopher Cocksworth served his curacy at Christ Church, Epsom Common in the Diocese of Guildford.
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Christopher Cocksworth then became director of the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme; a position he relinquished in 2001.
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Christopher Cocksworth had been made an honorary canon of Guildford Cathedral in 1999.
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Christopher Cocksworth was later the principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
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Christopher Cocksworth was a member of the Church of England Liturgical Commission from 1999 to 2006, and was involved in revising the ordination services and the daily prayer compilation Common Worship.
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Christopher Cocksworth was formally elected by the cathedral chapter in May 2008, following the issue of a conge d'elire by Elizabeth II on 6 May 2008.
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Christopher Cocksworth was consecrated as a bishop on 3 July 2008 in Southwark Cathedral by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; and was enthroned on 1 November 2008.
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Christopher Cocksworth was the youngest serving diocesan bishop at the time of his appointment, and retained that distinction until late 2014.
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Christopher Cocksworth became a member of the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual on 19 November 2012.
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Christopher Cocksworth became the Church of England's lead bishop for higher and Further Education in 2021.
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Christopher Cocksworth is married to Charlotte, daughter of David Pytches, and they have five sons.
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On 15 July 2009, Christopher Cocksworth was awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, of the University of London.
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Christopher Cocksworth has written widely on theological matters, with some of his books including:.