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British Anglican bishop and academic (born 1970) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Simon Austin Tanner (born November 1970) is a British Anglican bishop and academic. Since 2020, he has been the Bishop of Chester; he previously served as Bishop of Berwick, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Newcastle since his 2016 consecration as bishop; and from August 2011 until his consecration, he was the Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham, a Church of England theological college.
Mark Tanner | |
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Bishop of Chester | |
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Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Chester |
In office | 2020–present |
Predecessor | Peter Forster |
Other post(s) | Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham (2011–2016) Bishop of Berwick (2016–2020) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1998 (deacon) 1999 (priest) |
Consecration | 18 October 2016 by John Sentamu |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Simon Austin Tanner November 1970 (age 53) Canada |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse |
Lindsay (m. 1994) |
Children | Two |
Education | Loughborough Grammar School |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford Cranmer Hall, Durham St John's College, Durham University of Liverpool |
Tanner was born in November 1970 in Canada to Professor Stuart Tanner and Joy Tanner.[1] He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, an all-boys private school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.[1] He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to an Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1997.[2]
From 1992 to 1995, Tanner was a youth pastor at Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, West Midlands.[1] In 1995, he matriculated into Cranmer Hall, Durham, an Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry.[2] During this time, he also studied theology at St John's College, Durham, and graduated with a further BA degree in 1998.[1] He later undertook postgraduate study at the University of Liverpool, and was awarded a Master of Theology (MTh) degree in 2005.[2]
Tanner was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1998,[2] and as a priest on 3 July 1999 by Michael Langrish, Bishop of Birkenhead.[3] From 1998 to 2001, he served his curacy at St Mary's Church, Upton, Merseyside in the Diocese of Chester.[1][4] He then moved to the Diocese of Sheffield, and served as the vicar of St Mary's Church, Doncaster from 2001 to 2007.[2]
In 2007, Tanner moved to the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.[2] He was vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Ripon from 2007 to 2011.[1] He also held a number of positions in addition to his parish ministry. He was area dean of Ripon from 2009 to 2011.[4] Since 2009, he has been an officiating chaplain to the military (OCM), a type of part-time military chaplain who remains a civilian,[5] and served as OCM to 21 Engineer Regiment from 2009 to 2011.[4]
In August 2011, Tanner became warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham, a Church of England theological college in the Open Evangelical tradition.[6] He also served as OCM to 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery from 2011 to 2013.[4] In 2015, he was made an honorary canon of Durham Cathedral.[2] During his five years at Cranmer Hall, he doubled the number of ordinands training there and oversaw the establishment of a training track for ministers from the free church, including those training for Baptist ordination.[6]
On 1 September 2016, it was announced that Tanner would become the next Bishop of Berwick, the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Newcastle.[4] On 18 October 2016, he was consecrated a bishop by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York during a service at York Minster.[6] He was welcomed into the Diocese of Newcastle at St Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle on 3 December and at St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh on 4 December.[7]
On 12 May 2020, it was announced that Tanner would become the next Bishop of Chester, the Ordinary of the Diocese of Chester.[8][9] The confirmation of his election as Bishop of Chester, by which he legally took office, took place on 15 July 2020: it was undertaken online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]
On 7 June 2024, he gave the sermon at the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster and Olivia Grace Henson.[12]
He abstained during a vote on introducing "standalone services for same-sex couples" on a trial basis during a meeting of the General Synod in November 2023; the motion passed.[13][14]
Since 1994, Mark Tanner is married to Lindsay, who is licensed as a Reader in the Church of England.[1][7] Together they have two children.[1]
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