1. John Geoffrey Inge is a retired British Anglican bishop.
32 Facts About John Inge
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John Inge was previously Bishop of Huntingdon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely, from 2003 to 2007.
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John Inge was born to Geoffrey Alfred and Elsie Inge on 26 February 1955,.
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John Inge went on to study chemistry at St Chad's College, Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1977.
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That same year John Inge performed with Arthur Bostrom at the Edinburgh Festival as part of Durham University Sensible Thespians, which would be renamed the Durham Revue in 1988.
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John Inge taught chemistry at Lancing College, a mixed-gender independent boarding and day school in West Sussex.
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John Inge served as a tutor of Teme House, one of the school's boarding houses.
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John Inge trained for ordination at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield.
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John Inge completed a Master of Arts degree in systematic theology in 1994 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2002.
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John Inge was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon at Petertide 1984, by Eric Kemp, Bishop of Chichester, in Chichester Cathedral and as a priest in Lancing College Chapel on 7 July the next year.
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John Inge then moved to Harrow School, an all-boys independent boarding in London, where he was junior chaplain from 1987 to 1989 and senior chaplain from 1989 to 1990, while continuing to teach.
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John Inge became a canon residentiary of Ely Cathedral in 1996 with particular responsibility for education and mission.
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John Inge served as vice-dean of the cathedral from 1999 to 2003.
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John Inge was consecrated a bishop on 9 October 2003 by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey, to serve as Bishop of Huntingdon.
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In July 2007, John Inge was nominated to become the Bishop of Worcester, and his election was confirmed on 20 November 2007.
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John Inge was enthroned at Worcester Cathedral as the 113th Bishop of Worcester on 1 March 2008.
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John Inge served as chair of the board of the College of Evangelists from 2010 to 2018.
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John Inge served as a member of the Faith and Order Commission from 2011 to 2016 and on the council of Ridley Hall, Cambridge from 2004 to 2010.
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John Inge was for some years a trustee of Common Purpose UK, an international, not-for-profit organisation which organises leadership courses across the UK and abroad for the public, private and voluntary sectors, and for which he is a trust protector.
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John Inge is an advisor for the independent public policy think tank ResPublica.
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John Inge served as Visitor to the Community of the Holy Name from 2007 to 2020 and Visitor to Mucknell Abbey from 2009 to 2020.
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John Inge was lead bishop on cathedrals and church buildings from 2014 to 2019.
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John Inge has led numerous groups to Africa, India, South America, Russia and the Holy Land.
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John Inge is a longstanding supporter of the World Development Movement, which campaigns for justice and development in the Global South.
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John Inge was introduced in the House of Lords on 25 June 2012 and made his maiden speech three days later on 28 June.
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John Inge joined his first cousin in the Upper House, Field Marshal The Lord Inge, a former Chief of the Defence Staff.
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John Inge took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.
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John Inge later published a detailed letter explaining his view.
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John Inge was married to Denise; she died from cancer on April 20,2014, at the age of 51.
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John Inge remarried in January 2018 to H-J Colston, a China Expert, who runs an educational charity, 'Engage with China'.
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John Inge is a Vice President of the National Churches Trust.
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John Inge was awarded an honorary DLitt from the University of Worcester in 2011.