Michael Volland


Michael Volland
Bishop of Birmingham
Volland in 2024
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Birmingham
In office22 November 2023 – present
Other post(s)Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge (2017–2023)
Orders
Ordination2006 (deacon)
2007 (priest)
Consecration30 November 2023
by Justin Welby
Personal details
Born
Michael John Volland

1974 (age 49–50)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
SpouseRachel
ChildrenThree
Alma materKing's College London
Ridley Hall, Cambridge
St John's College, Durham

Michael John Volland (born 1974) is a British Anglican bishop and academic, specialising in mission and practical theology. Since November 2023, he has been the tenth Bishop of Birmingham, the diocesan bishop of the Church of England's Diocese of Birmingham. From 2017 to 2023, he was Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college in the Open Evangelical tradition. He was previously Director of Mission at Cranmer Hall, Durham, and Director of Context-based Training at Ridley Hall.