Stephen Pedley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lancaster | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| In office | 1998–2005 |
| Predecessor | Jack Nicholls |
| Successor | Geoff Pearson |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Newcastle (2005–present) Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1984–1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1966 |
| Consecration | 20 March 1998[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1940 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Geoffrey Knight & Muriel Pedley |
| Spouse | Mary Macdonald (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
Geoffrey Stephen Pedley (known as Stephen;[2] born 13 September 1940[3]) was the Bishop suffragan of Lancaster from 1998 until 2005.[4]
He was educated at Marlborough and Queens' College, Cambridge.[5] Ordained in 1966 after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he began his career with curacies in Liverpool and Coventry before a spell in Zambia. Returning to England in 1977 he became Vicar of St Peter's, Stockton-on-Tees[6] and then Whickham before becoming a Residentiary Canon at Durham Cathedral,[7] a post he held until his elevation to the Episcopate.