Richard Chartres
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Richard John Carew Chartres, Baron Chartres, GCVO, ChStJ, PC, FSA, FBS (/ˈtʃɑːrtərz/;[2] born 11 July 1947) is a retired senior bishop of the Church of England.
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The Lord Chartres | |
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Bishop of London | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of London |
In office | 1995–2017 |
Predecessor | David Hope |
Successor | Sarah Mullally |
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Consecration | 22 May 1992[1] |
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Born | (1947-07-11) 11 July 1947 (age 76) Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Residence | The Old Deanery, Dean's Court, London |
Spouse |
Caroline Mary McLintock
(m. 1982) |
Children | 4 |
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Spiritual | |
In office 22 January 1996 – 31 March 2017 | |
Lord Temporal | |
In office 7 November 2017 – Life Peer | |
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Chartres served as area Bishop of Stepney from 1992 to 1995 and Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.[3] He was sworn of the Privy Council in the same year he became Bishop of London, having been Gresham Professor of Divinity from 1987 to 1992. In October 2017, Chartres was created a life peer, and now sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords, previously sitting as a Lord Spiritual.