Christopher Mayfield | |
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Bishop of Manchester | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Manchester |
In office | c. 1993 – 2002 (retirement) |
Predecessor | Stanley Booth-Clibborn |
Successor | Nigel McCulloch |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Worcester (2002–present) |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Wolverhampton (1985–1993 (area bishop: 1992–1993)) Archdeacon of Bedford (1980–1985) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1964 |
Consecration | 1985 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1958–1964 |
Rank | Flight lieutenant |
Christopher John Mayfield (born 18 December 1935) is a British retired Anglican bishop. After studying engineering at university and then serving in the Royal Air Force, he was ordained in the Church of England. He undertook a number of parish posts before serving as Archdeacon of Bedford from 1979 to 1985. He was consecrated a bishop in 1985, and then served as Bishop of Wolverhampton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield, before ending his career as the Bishop of Manchester from 1993 to 2002.