Christine Hardman


Christine Hardman
Bishop of Newcastle
The Lord Bishop of Newcastle, 2019
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Newcastle
In office22 September 2015 – 30 November 2021
PredecessorMartin Wharton
SuccessorHelen-Ann Hartley[1]
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination1987 (deacon)
1994 (priest)
Consecration30 November 2015
by John Sentamu
Personal details
Born
Christine Elizabeth Atkins

(1951-08-27) 27 August 1951 (age 73)
DenominationAnglicanism
ResidenceBishop's House, Gosforth[2]
Spouse
Roger
(m. 1971)
Children2
EducationQueen Elizabeth's School for Girls
Alma materUniversity of London
Westminster College, Oxford
Member of the House of Lords
(Lord Spiritual)
In office
26 January 2016 – 30 November 2021

Christine Elizabeth Hardman (née Atkins; born 27 August 1951) is a retired British Anglican bishop and former Lord Spiritual. She served as Archdeacon of Lewisham, 2001–2008; Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich, 2008–2012; and Bishop of Newcastle, 2015–2021.

  1. ^ "Dr Helen-Ann Hartley announced as 13th Bishop of Newcastle". BBC News. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Crockford was invoked but never defined (see the help page).