- Robert Paterson (clergy)
Robert Mar Erskine Paterson MA MLC is
Bishop of Sodor and Man , in theChurch of England .Life
He was educated and trained at St John's College and
Cranmer Hall , Durham.From 1972 to 1973 he was a
curate inManchester and then transferred to theChurch in Wales where he undertook a further curacy in theDiocese of Swansea and Brecon from 1973 to 1978. From 1978 to 1983 he wasRector of two parishes andWorld Mission Officer . From 1983 to 1994 he was aVicar in Cardiff and then Team Rector until 2000 in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan.From 2000 to 2006 he was Principal Officer of the Church in Wales Council for Mission and Ministry. He has served on a number of national and international bodies, and has been Vice Chair of the Anglican Primates' working group on theological education. In 2004 he was made a
Canon of the Province of Wales .He was appointed Chaplain and Researcher to the
Archbishop of York in2006 and was then nominated as the nextBishop of Sodor and Man in 2008, [cite web|url=http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page14501.asp|title=Diocese of Sodor and Man|publisher=10 Downing Street |accessdate=2008-04-29] to replaceGraeme Paul Knowles . The appointment was confirmed byLetters Patent issued by Queen Elizabeth II on18 April 2008 , [LondonGazette|issue=58678|notarchive=yes|startpage=6303|date=24 April 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-28] he wasconsecrated as abishop on25 April 2008 atYork Minster . [cite web|url=http://www.yorkminster.org/calendar/23-04-08/|title=York Minster—Services and events calendar|publisher=Dean and Chapter ofYork Minster |accessdate=2008-04-29] He was enthroned Bishop of Sodor and Man on14 June 2008 in St German's Cathedral at Peel, Isle of Man. [cite web|url=http://www.gumbley.net/diocese.htm|title=Appointment of new Bishop of Sodor and Man|publisher=Diocesan website of Sodor and Man|accessdate=2008-04-29] [cite web|url=http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/283|title=Recovering tradition|work=Church Times , Issue 7580|date=27 June 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-30]He is author of a number of books on liturgy and preaching and his interests include current affairs, early music, literature, walking, cycling and the countryside.
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