The Lord Chartres | |
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| Bishop of London | |
 Lord Chartres, 2018 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| In office | 1995–2017 |
| Predecessor | David Hope |
| Successor | Sarah Mullally |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination |
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| Consecration | 22 May 1992[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1947 Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | The Old Deanery, Dean's Court, London |
| Spouse |
Caroline Mary McLintock
(m. 1982) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Spiritual | |
| In office 22 January 1996 – 31 March 2017 | |
| Lord Temporal | |
| In office 7 November 2017 – Life Peer | |
Richard John Carew Chartres, Baron Chartres, GCVO, ChStJ, PC, FSA, FBS (/ˈtʃɑːrtərz/;[2] born 11 July 1947) is a retired senior bishop of the Church of England.
Chartres served as area Bishop of Stepney from 1992 to 1995 and Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.[3] He was sworn of the Privy Council in the same year he became Bishop of London, having been Gresham Professor of Divinity from 1987 to 1992. In October 2017, Chartres was created a life peer, and now sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords, previously sitting as a Lord Spiritual.
- ^ "Bishop of London biography". Diocese of London. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
- ^ "Mind Your Language". The Spectator. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Bishop of London announces retirement in 2017". Diocese of London (Press release). 19 July 2016.