Steven Croft | |
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Bishop of Oxford | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
In office | 6 July 2016 – present[1] |
Predecessor | John Pritchard |
Other post(s) | Warden, Cranmer Hall (1996–2004) Archbishops' Missioner and Fresh Expressions Team Leader (2004–2008) Bishop of Sheffield (2008–2016) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 25 September 1983 (deacon) by Bill Westwood 23 September 1984 (priest) by Graham Leonard |
Consecration | 25 January 2009 by John Sentamu |
Personal details | |
Born | Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | 29 May 1957
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Residence | Bishop's Lodge, Kidlington |
Spouse | Ann |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Member of the House of Lords (Lord Spiritual) | |
Assumed office 15 July 2013 | |
Steven John Lindsey Croft (born 29 May 1957) is a British bishop in the Church of England and a theologian specialising in mission. He has been Bishop of Oxford since the confirmation of his election on 6 July 2016.[1] He was the Bishop of Sheffield from 2008 to 2016; previously he was Archbishops' Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions, a joint Church of England and Methodist initiative. He falls within the open evangelical tradition of Anglicanism.