Mark Rylands


Mark Rylands
Bishop of Shrewsbury
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseLichfield
In office2009–2018
PredecessorAlan Smith
SuccessorSarah Bullock
Orders
Ordination1987 (deacon); 1988 (priest)
by Michael Baughen
Consecration28 October 2009
by Rowan Williams
Personal details
Born (1961-07-11) 11 July 1961 (age 63)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceAthlone House, Shrewsbury[1][dubiousdiscuss]
Parents
  • Michael Rylands
  • Denise Bates
Spouse
Mandy
(m. 1986)
Alma materHild Bede, Durham

Mark James Rylands (born 11 July 1961) is a British Anglican bishop. From 2009 until 2018, he was the area Bishop of Shrewsbury in the Church of England.