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Richard Jackson
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| Bishop of Hereford | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hereford |
| In office | 2020 to present |
| Predecessor | Richard Frith |
| Other post(s) | Clerk of the Closet (2023–present) Bishop suffragan of Lewes (Chichester, 2014–2020) |
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| Ordination | 1994 (deacon); 1995 (priest) |
| Consecration | 14 May 2014 by Justin Welby |
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| Born | Richard Charles Jackson (1961-01-22) 22 January 1961 (age 63) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
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| Member of the House of Lords (Lord Spiritual) | |
| Assumed office 15 November 2023 | |
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Richard Charles Jackson (born 22 January 1961) is a British Anglican bishop.[1] He is the current Bishop of Hereford and Clerk of the Closet in the Church of England and a former Bishop suffragan of Lewes.[2]
Jackson was born on 22 January 1961.[3] He studied at Latymer Upper School, then at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1983.[4] He studied at the Cranfield Institute of Technology, completing a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 1985.[4] 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.[4]
Jackson was ordained into the Church of England: made a deacon at Petertide 1994 (2 July), by Eric Kemp, Bishop of Chichester, at Chichester Cathedral;[5] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (2 July 1995), by Lindsay Urwin, Bishop of Horsham, at St Mary's, Horsham.[6] After a curacyinLindfield he was VicarofRudgwick from 1998 until 2009 (also Rural DeanofHorsham from 2005) when he became the Diocese of Chichester's Advisor for Mission and Renewal.[7]
Jackson was consecrated as a bishop on 14 May 2014[8]atWestminster AbbeybyJustin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.[9] From then, he served as Bishop of Lewes, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Chichester.[10] It was announced on 3 September 2019 that Jackson was to become the next Bishop of Hereford;[11] he was elected to that See on 6 December 2019 and his election confirmed 7 January 2020.[12] As Bishop of Hereford, he took part in the 2023 Coronation as one of the two Bishops Assistant to Queen Camilla.[13]
On 15 November 2023, Jackson was appointed Clerk of the Closet, head of the College of Chaplains of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign.[14]
Jackson is evangelical and charismaticinchurchmanship.[15]
In January 2023, Jackson stated that he commended the proposed introduction of blessings for same-sex couples by the Church of England, and extended an apology to people who identify as LGBTQI+ for hurtful experiences in the church; "I know I bear some responsibility in this, and I am sorry for the hurt this has caused.".[16] He later stated: "I did vote for the original motion [...] because I have no doubt about the many goods that we all see in committed, exclusive same-sex relationships and consider it right that these are affirmed."[17] However, he also signed an open letter in response to the proposal which stated:[18]
many Christians in the Church of England and the Anglican Communion, together with Christians from across the churches of world Christianity, continue to believe that marriage is given by God for the union of a man and woman and that it cannot be extended to those who are of the same sex. [...] Without seeking to diminish the value of many committed same-sex relationships, for which there is much to give thanks, we find ourselves constrained by what we sincerely believe the Scriptures teach which cannot be set aside.[18]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Lewes 2014–2020 |
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Hereford 2020–present |
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| Preceded by | Clerk of the Closet 2023–present |
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