In office 2011–present Children James, Rebecca Consecration September 21, 2011 Nationality British Name Christopher Lowson | Denomination Anglican Ordination 1977 Spouse Susan Lowson | |
Other posts Archdeacon of Portsmouth/of Portsdown (1999–2006; title changed November 1999)Director of Ministry Division (2006–2011) Born | ||
Presidential address the rt revd christopher lowson
Christopher "Chris" Lowson (born 3 February 1953) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2011, he has been the 72nd Bishop of Lincoln.
Contents
- Presidential address the rt revd christopher lowson
- Bishop of Lincoln Christopher Lowson suspended from office
- Education and ordination
- Ordained ministry
- Clubs
- Styles
- References
Bishop of Lincoln Christopher Lowson suspended from office
Education and ordination
Lowson was educated at Newcastle Cathedral School, Consett Grammar School and King's College London where he was awarded an Associateship of King's College qualification in theology in 1975. He then studied at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California (as a World Council of Churches' scholar), where he received a Master of Sacred Theology degree in theology before being ordained in 1977. During his work Lowson studied part-time at Heythrop College, University of London where he obtained a Master of Theology degree in pastoral theology in 1996 and, in 2003, he completed a Master of Laws degree in canon law at Cardiff Law School.
Ordained ministry
Lowson was made a deacon at Petertide 1977 (3 July) and ordained a priest the Petertide following (2 July 1978), both times by Mervyn Stockwood, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral. He began his ordained ministry as an assistant curate in Richmond, Surrey. He was successively priest in charge (1982 to 1983) and vicar (1983 to 1991) at Holy Trinity, Eltham. From 1982 to 1985 he was also a chaplain at Avery Hill College and then of Thames Polytechnic to 1991. That year, he became vicar of Petersfield and rector of Buriton. He held this appointment for eight years, for the last four of which he was also rural dean of Petersfield. In 1999 he became Archdeacon of Portsmouth, which soon after was divided into the archdeaconries of The Meon and of Portsdown; Lowson remained, becoming the Archdeacon of Portsdown until 2006. In that year he was appointed director of the Ministry Division of the Archbishops' Council and a priest vicar at Westminster Abbey, posts he held until the confirmation of his election to the See of Lincoln.
Lowson's election as Bishop of Lincoln was confirmed at Lambeth Palace on 19 July 2011. He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 September 2011 in Westminster Abbey and enthroned in Lincoln Cathedral on 12 November 2011. He is believed to be the only steel worker ever to have been appointed a bishop. He is due to be introduced to the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual on 14 September 2017.
Clubs
He is a member of the Athenaeum Club and the Royal Automobile Club.