The Venerable Ian Bishop was born and brought up in Devizes in Wiltshire and worked as a chartered surveyor before ordination. He was ordained as a Deacon in 1991 and priested the following year. He became the Archdeacon of Macclesfield in January 2011.
Ian is married to Sue and they have three sons together. In his leisure time, he enjoys theatre, cinema, cricket, golf and amateur dramatics.
Ian will be ordained as a bishop in Westminster Abbey on 29 September 2023. There will be a service of welcome for him and Sue at Norwich Cathedral on Saturday 30 September at 5.30pm to which all are warmly invited.
The Venerable Ian Bishop says;
“I want to be a pastoral bishop who comes among the people of Norfolk and Waveney with kindness and love, and an ability to listen well. I want to be a missional bishop, to help you grow your church where you are and to nurture the green shoots of growth that you see locally. I am looking forward to being amongst you very much, we have very many happy memories.”
Delighted to welcome Ian Bishop @VenBish back to @DioceseNorwich as Bishop of Thetford. Looking forward to visiting Tasburgh (their old parish), Great Yarmouth, Oulton Broad and Thetford with him and Sue today.
And I suspect the @EDP24 headline will be “Bishop to be bishop”. pic.twitter.com/pRJE2G7uNI— Graham Usher (@bishopnorwich) June 14, 2023