Michael Colclough

The Rt Revd  Michael Colclough  BA[1]
Canon Pastor at St Paul's
Church	St Paul's Cathedral, London
Diocese	Diocese of London
Appointed	2008
Predecessor	Rt Revd Martin Warner[2]
Other posts	Bishop of Kensington 1996–2008 Archdeacon of Northolt 1992–1994
Orders
Ordination	1971 (deacon); 1972 (priest)
Consecration	24 September 1996[3]
Personal details
Born	29 December 1944 (1944-12-29) (age 66) Staffordshire
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Cynthia
Alma mater	Leeds University

Michael John Colclough (born 29 December 1944)^[4] is Canon Pastor at St Paul's Cathedral,^[5] and was Bishop of Kensington in the Diocese of London^[6] from 1996 to 2008.

Colclough was born in Staffordshire and educated at Stanfield Technical High School, Burslem, where he was Head Boy in 1963^[7]. He was ordained in 1971 following training for the priesthood at Leeds University and Ripon College, Oxford. His first curacy was at St Werburgh's in Burslem, a parish in the Diocese of Lichfield.^[8]

He moved to the Diocese of London in 1975, serving a second curacy at St Mary in South Ruislip before becoming Priest-in-Charge of St Anselm in Hayes. He was later appointed Area Dean of Hillingdon and Team Rector of Uxbridge. Colclough was made Archdeacon of Northolt in 1992^[9]

In 1994, he became Archdeacon at London House and PA to the Bishop of London. From 1994-96 he was Priest-in-Charge at St Vedast Foster Lane, in the City of London. In 1995, he became a Deputy Priest in Ordinary to The Queen. He was consecrated Bishop of Kensington on 24 September 1996 at St Paul's Cathedral.

He is Vice-President of The Christian Children's Fund of Great Britain - a post he has held since 1998 - and he became Patron of the Micro Loan Foundation in 1999.

He has been Chairman of the London Diocesan Communications Group, Dean of University Chaplains and Chairman of the Industrial Mission Team.

As Bishop of Kensington, he was given "special responsibility for Prison Chaplains within the Diocese" and was Chairman of the London and Southwark Dioceses Prisons and Penal Concerns Group.

Furthermore, he chairs the Mission, Evangelism and Renewal in England Committee of the Board of Mission and is on the Council of the North Thames Ministerial Training Course.^[10]

The Bishop of Kensington, the Rt Revd Michael Colclough was appointed Canon Residentiary at St Pauls Cathedral in 2008. After more than eleven years of service, Bishop Colclough and his wife Cynthia moved from the Kensington Area at the end of January 2009 to join their new colleagues at the Cathedral. Describing his time in West London, Bishop Colclough said:

“Over the past eleven years in the Kensington Area we have seen new churches planted, amazing growth in congregations and more and more women and men offering themselves for the ordained ministry of the Church. “I am now very much looking forward to taking up my new position at St Paul's and working as a member of the Cathedral's Dean and Chapter. The Cathedral holds an important place as the Mother Church of the Diocese and it is a great privilege to be joining the rich daily round of worship and prayer, ministry and mission that goes on at St Paul’s.”

The Bishop of London said: “Michael's ministry in Kensington has left both the Area and the Diocese spiritually enriched and strengthened. I am delighted that he will be remaining in London as a trusted senior colleague, bringing his wide experience to the ministry of St Paul's.” Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, the Rt Rev Graeme Knowles said: “We are delighted that Michael Colclough is joining 'the team' here at St Paul's. He brings many gifts and great experience in ministry.”

Styles

• Mr Michael Colclough (1944–1971)
• The Revd Michael Colclough (1971–1992)
• The Ven Michael Colclough (1992–1996)
• The Rt Revd Michael Colclough (1996–present)

References

1. ^ London gazette – 24 September 1996
2. ^ St Paul's Annual Report 2008
3. ^ St Paul's – Dean and Chapter
4. ^ Debrett's biography – Michael Colclough
5. ^ Thinking Anglicans – St Paul’s Suspends Legal Action Against Protest Camp
6. ^ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
7. ^ Stanfield Technical High School 1963
8. ^ Crockford's clerical directory 1975:Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153674
9. ^ Predecessors and successors
10. ^ Michael Colcloughs biographical details

Known relatives

• John Colclough (1919) Staffordshire
• Cdr James Colclough (1921) Staffordshire
• Peter James Colclough (1956) Chatham Kent
• Nigel Colclough (1974) Gravesend Kent
• James Colclough (1977) Gravesend Kent
• Wayne Colclough (1979) Gravesend Kent

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Hughes	Bishop of Kensington 1996–2008	Succeeded by Paul Williams

Persondata
Name	Colclough, Michael
Alternative names	Rt Rev Michael Colclough
Short description	Bishop of Kensington; Canon Pastor at St Paul's
Date of birth	29 December 1944
Place of birth	Staffordshire
Date of death
Place of death