Mark Rylands

The Rt Revd  Mark Rylands  MA[1]
Bishop of Shrewsbury
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
Enthroned	2 November 2009[2]
Predecessor	Rt Revd Alan Smith
Orders
Ordination	1988
Consecration	28 October 2009[2]
Personal details
Born	11 July 1961 (1961-07-11) (age 50)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Athlone House, Shrewsbury[3]
Parents	Revd Canon Thomas Rylands (father)
Spouse	Revd Prebendary Amanda[1]
Children	1 daughter & 1 son: Frances & Samuel[1]
Alma mater	Hild Bede, Durham

Mark James Rylands (born 11 July 1961)^[4] is the suffragan Bishop of Shrewsbury in the Church of England.^[1][5]

He was born on 11 July 1961,^[4] the son of Canon Thomas Michael Rylands, sometime Vicar of Wilton and Rural Dean of Malpas.^[6] He was educated at the College of St Hild and St Bede and Trinity College, Bristol.^[7] He was ordained in 1988 and began his career with a curacy at St George's, Stockport.^[8] He was then Vicar of Acton and Worleston, Cheshire and from 1997 to 2002 Team Rector for Langport, Somerset. Since then until his elevation to the Episcopate^[9] he has been Diocesan Missioner and a Canon Residentiary at Exeter Cathedral.^[10]

Rylands was consecrated a bishop at Westminster Abbey on 28 October 2009 and installed as Bishop of Shrewsbury at Lichfield Cathedral on 2 November 2009.^[2]

His wife Amanda is also a priest and they have two adult children called Frances and Samuel, both of whom are studying at the University of Nottingham.

Styles

• Mark Rylands Esq (1961–1988)
• The Revd Mark Rylands (1988–2002)
• The Revd Canon Mark Rylands (2002–2009)
• The Rt Revd Mark Rylands (2009—)

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Official announcement: Suffragan See of Shrewsbury". Number10.gov.uk. 4 August 2009. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page20209. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Diocese of Lichfield — Hear Ye: Town Crier invites shoppers to “pull up a pew” with bishop
3. ^ Diocese of Lichfield — Bishop of Shrewsbury
4. ^ ^{a b} "thePeerage.com". thePeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p13503.htm#i135026. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
5. ^ "'Making disciples' is main task". BBC Shropshire. 5 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8185000/8185593.stm. Retrieved 9 February 2010. 
6. ^ Crockford's 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
7. ^ Crockford's 2008-09 Lambeth, Church House, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
8. ^ "St George’s with St Gabriel’s, Stockport". Stgeorgestockport.org.uk. http://www.stgeorgestockport.org.uk/welcome.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
9. ^ "Rural evangelist chosen as Bishop of Shrewsbury". Diocese of Lichfield. 4 August 2009. http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news&newsID=637. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
10. ^ "Shrewsbury's new bishop announced". BBC News. 4 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/8183396.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 

Church of England titles
Preceded by Alan Smith	Bishop of Shrewsbury 2009—	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Rylands, Mark James
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	11 July 1961
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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