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Alfred Gordon Mursell is a former suffragan Bishop of Stafford in the Church of England.[1]
Mursell was born on 4 May 1949 and educated at Ardingly College and Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1974 he began his career with a curacy at St Mary Walton, Liverpool [3] and was then successively Vicar of St John's East Dulwich, a tutor at Wells Theological College, Team Rector of Stafford (1991–1999), Provost (1999–2000) and then Dean of Birmingham Cathedral (2000–2005) [4] before his ordination to the episcopate[5] as the suffragan Bishop of Stafford - a post he vacated in June 2010. A prolific author,[6] he is also a keen hill walker.[7]
Publications
- The Theology of the Carthusian Life (1988)
- Out of the Deep (1989)
- The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (1996)
- English Spirituality (2001)
Styles
- Gordon Mursell (1949–1974)
- The Revd Gordon Mursell (1974–1999)
- The Very Revd Gordon Mursell (1999–2005)
- The Rt Revd Gordon Mursell (2005–present)
References
- ^ Crockfords Online - accessed 9 March 2008, 19:37
- ^ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
- ^ Crockford’s clerical directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
- ^ BBC News Reporting his appointment to the Suffragan See of Stafford
- ^ Official notification
- ^ His works include Out of the Deep: prayer as protest,(1989) The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (1997) and English Spirituality (2001)
- ^ Who’s Who (ibid)
Church of England titles Preceded by
Peter Austin BerryDean of Birmingham Cathedral
1999 –2005Succeeded by
Robert WilkesPreceded by
Christopher HillBishop of Stafford
2005 – 2010Succeeded by
Geoff AnnasProvosts and Deans of Birmingham Provosts Hamilton Baynes • Harold Richards • Michael Clarke • George Sinker • Basil Moss • Peter Berry • Gordon Mursell (became Dean)
Deans Gordon Mursell • Robert Wilkes
Office holders in the Diocese of Birmingham The Bishop of Birmingham • The Bishop of Aston •
The Dean of Birmingham Cathedral •
The Archdeacon of Birmingham The Archdeacon of AstonBishops of Stafford Edward Were • Lionel Crawfurd • Douglas Crick • Lemprière Hammond • Richard Clitherow • John Waine • John Waller • Michael Scott-Joynt • Christopher Hill • Gordon Mursell • Geoff Annas
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