Andrew Watson (bishop)


Andrew Watson
Bishop of Guildford
Watson in 2014
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Guildford
In office2014–present
PredecessorChristopher Hill
Other post(s)Bishop of Aston (2008–2014)
Orders
Ordination1987 (deacon); 1988 (priest)
by Philip Goodrich
Consecration28 October 2008
Personal details
Born (1961-07-16) 16 July 1961 (age 63)
Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceWillow Grange, Jacobs Well[1]
Spouse
(m. 1986)
Children4
OccupationAnglican cleric and author
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
Member of the House of Lords
(Lord Spiritual)
Assumed office
9 February 2022

Andrew John Watson (born 16 July 1961) is the Bishop of Guildford in the Church of England.[2] He previously served as Bishop of Aston,[3] the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham, from 2008 until 2014.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference crockford was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "StackPath". Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ^ Daily Telegraph, "Appointments in the clergy", p. 28, 8 September 2008