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Bishop of lewes rt revd richard jackson
Richard Charles Jackson (born 22 January 1961) is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Lewes in the Church of England.
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- Bishop of lewes rt revd richard jackson
- Early life and education
- Ordained ministry
- Episcopal ministry
- References
Early life and education
Jackson was born on 22 January 1961. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1983. He studied at the Cranfield Institute of Technology, completing a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 1985. In 1992, he matriculated into Trinity College, Bristol, an Evangelical Anglican theological college: he spent the next two years studying theology and training for ordained ministry.
Ordained ministry
Jackson was ordained in 1995. After a curacy in Lindfield he was Vicar of Rudgwick from 1998 until 2009 (also Rural Dean of Horsham from 2005) when he became the Diocese of Chichester's Advisor for Mission and Renewal.
Episcopal ministry
He was consecrated in May 2014 at Westminster Abbey by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.