17 Facts About Paul Bayes

Paul Bayes was born on 1953 and is an English Anglican retired bishop.

Paul Bayes served as Bishop of Hertford, a suffragan bishop in the Church of England's Diocese of St Albans from 2010 to 2014, and then as Bishop of Liverpool from 2014 to 2022.

Paul Bayes was ordained in the Church of England, made a deacon at Petertide 1979 and as a priest the Petertide following, both times by Ronnie Bowlby, Bishop of Newcastle, at Newcastle Cathedral.

Paul Bayes was an assistant curate at St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay for three years.

Paul Bayes then became a university chaplain in west London from 1982 to 1987.

Paul Bayes moved to High Wycombe for seven years where he initially was Team Vicar and then Team Rector before becoming Team Rector of Totton for nine years.

Paul Bayes was an honorary canon at Worcester Cathedral from 2007 until his consecration.

On 7 July 2010 it was announced that Paul Bayes would succeed Christopher Foster as Bishop of Hertford upon Foster's translation to Portsmouth.

On 7 May 2014 it was announced that Paul Bayes was to become the next Bishop of Liverpool; his canonical election was confirmed on 23 July 2014.

Paul Bayes was installed at Liverpool Cathedral on 15 November 2014.

Paul Bayes was for a short time a member of House of Lords from 15 November 2021 until his retirement.

Paul Bayes retired and resigned the See of Liverpool effective 1 March 2022.

Paul Bayes was succeeded as Bishop of Liverpool by John Perumbalath.

In June 2016 Paul Bayes "called for far-reaching change in the church's attitudes to lesbian and gay people and a meaningful welcome to Christians in same-sex relationships".

Since 2020, Paul Bayes has been a patron of the Open Table Network, an ecumenical Christian charity for LGBT people and their allies.

Paul Bayes maintains there is too much divisiveness in UK society and in the west generally.

Paul Bayes married Kate Kate in 1976; she died in March 2024.