Christopher Chessun

The Rt Revd  Christopher Chessun  MA(Oxon)[1]
Bishop of Southwark
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Southwark
Predecessor	Rt Revd Tom Butler
Other posts	Bishop of Woolwich (2005–2011)
Orders
Ordination	1983
Consecration	21 April 2005
Personal details
Born	5 August 1956 (1956-08-05) (age 55) Hampton, Middlesex
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

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Christopher Thomas James Chessun (born 5 August 1956) is the current Bishop of Southwark in the Church of England.^[2] He was confirmed as Bishop of Southwark at St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside on 17 January 2011^[3] and then enthroned at Southwark Cathedral on 6 March 2011.^[3]

Chessun was educated at Hampton School and University College, Oxford.^[4] Ordained a priest in 1984, he began his career with curacies at All Angels, Sandhurst and St Mary’s Portsea^[5] and was then successively a Chaplain at St Paul’s Cathedral, Rector of St Dunstan's, Stepney and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Archdeacon of Northolt. He is a passionate advocate of overseas church links^[6] and has a younger identical twin brother.

Chessun's beliefs were cited as the reason for some "valid but irregular" ordinations, in a case with similarities to an incident involving his predecessor, Rt Rev Tom Butler. In May 2011, three men who are part of a church-planting group in the Diocese of Southwark were ordained in Kenya. This group had declared that they were in a impaired state of communion with Chessun due to his views on homosexuality, and consequently were not willing for him to ordain their candidates. The names of the men have not been released as of 21 July 2011.^[7]

In March 2011 he began public ministry as the tenth Bishop of Southwark. He is a strong advocate for the parish system as the most effective means of church presence and engagement in the life of local communities including the need to proclaim the Gospel afresh amid the rapid changes in church and community life.

Bishop Christopher is also the lead Bishop for Urban Life and Faith for the Church of England. This offers him an opportunity to contribute to debates and discussions on the importance of the Churches contribution to urban and public policy within society.

Styles

• Christopher Chessun (1956–1983)
• The Revd Christopher Chessun (1983–2001)^[8]
• The Ven Christopher Chessun (2001–2005)
• The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun (2005—present)

References

1. ^ Official notification of appointment
2. ^ http://www.southwark.anglican.org/news/pr/pr.php?id=1151
3. ^ ^{a b} "Election confirmed of Tenth Bishop of Southwark". Diocese of Southwark. http://www.southwark.anglican.org/news/pr/pr.php?id=1328. Retrieved 3 February 2011. 
4. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
5. ^ Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 9781870520959
6. ^ Diocesan Profile
7. ^ http://www.co-mission.org.uk/Groups/175156/Co_Mission/ABOUT_US/A_M_I/A_M_I.aspx
8. ^ Southwark Diocese — New Bishop of Woolwich

Church of England titles
Preceded by Colin Buchanan	Bishop of Woolwich 2005—2011	Vacant
Preceded by Tom Butler	Bishop of Southwark 2011—present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Chessun, Christopher Thomas James
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	5 August 1956
Place of birth	Hampton, Middlesex
Date of death
Place of death

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