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Diocese
  
Diocese of Hereford

Consecration
  
29 September 2009

Siblings
  
Kay McGowan

Ordination
  
1981

Spouse
  
Charlotte Page (m. 2013)

Predecessor
  
Michael Hooper

Role
  
Impressionist

In office
  
2009–present

Name
  
Alistair Magowan


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Other posts
  
Archdeacon of Dorset (2000–2009) Archdeacon of Ludlow (2009–present)

Parents
  
Marion McGowan, George McGowan

Notable works and roles
  
The Big Impression, You Cannot Be Serious

Movies and TV shows
  
My Life in Ruins, Spitting Image, Mayo, All Quiet on the Preston Front, Leonardo

Similar People
  
Ronni Ancona, Jonathan Maitland, Jasper Carrott, Jon Culshaw, Jimmy Savile

Alistair James Magowan (born 10 February 1955) is a British Anglican bishop. He has been the Bishop of Ludlow — the sole suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford — since 2009.

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Early life and education

Magown attended Leeds University, gaining his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Animal Physiology and Nutrition in 1977, and Trinity College, Bristol, to train for the ministry from 1978 and being awarded a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE).

Ordained ministry

Magowan was made a deacon at Petertide 1981 (28 June) and ordained a priest the Petertide following (27 June 1982) — both times by David Lunn, Bishop of Sheffield. His first ministerial role (title post) was as assistant curate of St John the Baptist Owlerton, Sheffield (1981–1984), followed by a second curacy, at St Nicholas', Durham (1984–1989). He remained in Durham as Chaplain to St Aidan's College (1984–1989), then moved to Surrey, where he served as Vicar of St John's, Egham (1989–2000); while at Egham he was also Rural Dean of Runnymede (1993–1998) and Chair of the Guildford Diocesan Board of Education (1995–2000).

In 2000, he moved to become Archdeacon of Dorset until 2009; in that role he was also a canon and prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral and Chair of the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education (from 2003).

Episcopal ministry

In 2009, he was appointed to become Bishop of Ludlow, the sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Hereford. He was ordained and consecrated as a bishop on 29 September 2009 at St Paul's Cathedral by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. As Bishop of Ludlow, he ex officio holds the post of Archdeacon of Ludlow, and has been a prebendary of Hereford Cathedral since 2010.

Personal life

He married in 1979 and they have three children.

Styles

  • The Reverend Alistair Magowan (1981–2000)
  • The Venerable Alistair Magowan (2000–2009)
  • The Right Reverend Alistair Magowan (2009–present)
  • References

    Alistair Magowan Wikipedia