Chris Edmondson

{{Short description|British retired Anglican bishop (born 1950)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox Christian leader | honorific-prefix = The Right Reverend | name = Chris Edmondson | title = Bishop of Bolton | church = Church of England | diocese = Diocese of Manchester | term = 2008–2016 | predecessor = David Gillett | successor = Mark Ashcroft | other_post = | ordination = 1974 | consecration = 25 April 2008<ref name="inst">{{Cite web |title=A triple Bishop making |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/04/23/250408_bishops_feature.shtml |access-date=2022-04-03 |publisher=BBC |language=en-gb}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|6|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Carlisle, Cumbria, England<ref name="deb">[http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/26722/Christopher%20Paul%20Edmondson+BOLTON.aspx Debrett's People of Today – Chris Edmondson Bolton]</ref> | nationality = British | religion = Anglican | residence = | previous_post = Warden of Lee Abbey, 2002–2008 | alma_mater = St John's College, Durham }} {{Portal|Christianity}}'''Christopher Paul Edmondson''' (born 25 June 1950) is a British retired Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Bolton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Manchester, from 2008 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-19 |title=New bishops in pledge |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-bishops-in-pledge-946275 |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref> He is presently an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leeds.

==Early life and education== Edmondson was born on 25 June 1950.<ref name="deb" /> He was educated at St John's College, Durham University.<ref>Crockfords on-line accessed Monday 24 March 2008 13:20</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/st-johns.college/johns_news/ |title=St John's College: John's Hall : St John's College News – the Latest – St John's College |accessdate=2009-01-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226133638/http://www.dur.ac.uk/st-johns.college/johns_news/ |archivedate=26 December 2008 }}</ref>

==Ordained ministry== Edmondson was ordained in 1974 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Kirkheaton.<ref>Crockfords (Ibid)</ref> From 1979 until 1986 he was Vicar of Ovenden, and also in the latter part of his Incumbency the Bishop of Wakefield's adviser on Evangelism. After further pastoral posts he became Warden of Lee Abbey, Lynton, Devon, in 2002.<ref>''The Daily Telegraph'' Social News (p26) Issue number 47,526 dated 24 March 2008</ref><ref>[https://leeabbey.org.uk/ Lee Abbey] (Accessed 3 July 2016)</ref> This lead in turn to elevation to the suffragan bishopric of Bolton on the retirement of David Gillett. He since became chair of the Scargill Movement – a position he still holds.

===Episcopal ministry=== Edmondson was consecrated on 25 April 2008 at York Minster and installed at Manchester Cathedral two days later. Both ceremonies were shared with Mark Davies, Bishop of Middleton (his fellow suffragan in the diocese).<ref name="inst" /> Between the retirement of Nigel McCulloch on 17 January 2013 and David Walker's confirmation on 7 October 2013, Edmondson and Davies were (co-equally) acting Bishops of Manchester.<ref>[http://www.manchester.anglican.org/bishop/news/1278/bishop-of-manchester-has-retired Diocese of Manchester – Bishop of Manchester has retired] (Accessed 16 November 2015)</ref> On 31 October 2015, Edmondson announced that he would retire as Bishop of Bolton on 30 June 2016.<ref>[http://www.manchester.anglican.org/news/1805/bishop-chris-sets-date-for-his-retirement Diocese of Manchester – Bishop Chris sets date for his retirement] (Accessed 16 November 2015)</ref>

==Styles== *''The Reverend'' Chris Edmondson (1974–2008) *''The Right Reverend'' Chris Edmondson (2008–present)

==References== {{reflist}} {{S-start}} {{S-rel|en}} {{S-bef|before=David Gillett}} {{S-ttl|title=Bishop of Bolton|years=2008–2016}} {{S-aft|after=Mark Ashcroft}} {{S-end}} {{Bishops of Bolton}} {{Diocese of Manchester}}

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