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Alastair Redfern
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| Bishop of Derby | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| In office | 2005–2018 |
| Predecessor | Jonathan Bailey |
| Successor | Libby Lane |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Grantham (1997–2005) |
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| Ordination | 1976 (deacon); 1977 (priest) by Kenneth Skelton |
| Consecration | 1997 by George Carey |
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| Born | (1948-09-01) 1 September 1948 (age 75) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Jane
(m. 1974; died 2004)Caroline (m. 2006) |
| Children | two |
| Profession | Lecturer, writer |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Alastair Llewellyn John Redfern (born 1 September 1948) is a retired Church of England bishop, who served as Bishop of Derby from 2005 to 2018.[1][2]
Redfern studied at Christ Church, Oxford.[3] He received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2001 from the University of Bristol.[4][5][6] His doctoral thesis was titled "Oversight and authority in the nineteenth century church of England: a case study of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce".[6]
Redfern was ordained a deaconatPetertide 1976 (27 June)[7] and a priest the following Petertide (26 June 1977), both times by Kenneth Skelton, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral.[8] He served as a curateinWolverhampton.[9] He then became a lecturer and later vice principalofRipon College Cuddesdon.[10] He was also an honorary curate of Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon between 1983 and 1987.[9] From 1987 to 1997 he was the Canon TheologianofBristol Cathedral.
He was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate on 2 December 1997 at Southwark Cathedral[11] (byGeorge Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury)[12] to become suffragan Bishop of Grantham. In 2005, he was translated to be the Bishop of Derby. He was a Member (Lord Spiritual) of the House of Lords from 2010 to 2018.[13]
Redfern retired effective 31 August 2018.[14]
In 1974, Redfern married Jane Valerie Straw.[13] Together they had two daughters.[13] His first wife died in 2004.[13] In 2006, he married Caroline Boddington.[15] who at the time worked for the Church of England as the Archbishops' Secretary for Appointments.[15][16] She retired in 2021.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Grantham 1997–2005 |
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