Stephen Oliver (bishop)

Stephen John Oliver AKC (born 7 January 1948) was the Anglican area Bishop of Stepney from 2003 to 2010.^[2]

Oliver was trained for the priesthood at King's College London,^[3] spending his final year at St Augustine's College, Canterbury^[4] before a curacy at Clifton, Nottingham.^[5] After an incumbency at St Mary Plumtree^[6] in the same diocese he became head of religious programming at the BBC. From 1997 until 2003 he was a Canon Residentiary at St Paul's Cathedral, London^[7] before his appointment as the area Bishop of Stepney following John Sentamu's appointment as Bishop of Birmingham. Oliver retired on 6 July 2010.^[8] In March 2013 'Inside Grief' ISBN 9780281068432 edited by Oliver was published by SPCK.

Styles

• The Reverend Stephen Oliver (1971–1997)
• The Reverend Canon Stephen Oliver (1997–2003)
• The Right Reverend Stephen Oliver (2003–present)

References

1. ↑ Southwell diocese – New Cathedral canon
2. ↑ Diocese of London Details
3. ↑ ‘OLIVER, Rt Rev. Stephen John’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 9 July 2012
4. ↑ Crockfords on-line
5. ↑ Crockfords (Ibid)
6. ↑ Church website
7. ↑ St Paul’s appointment
8. ↑ Diocese of London — Service held for retiring Bishop of Stepney