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.<\/p>\n
Ian is married to Sue and they have three sons together. In his leisure time, he enjoys theatre, cinema, cricket, golf and amateur dramatics.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The Venerable Ian Bishop says;<\/p>\n
\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Delighted to welcome Ian Bishop @VenBish<\/a> back to @DioceseNorwich<\/a> as Bishop of Thetford. Looking forward to visiting Tasburgh (their old parish), Great Yarmouth, Oulton Broad and Thetford with him and Sue today. — Graham Usher (@bishopnorwich) June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n
And I suspect the @EDP24<\/a> headline will be \u201cBishop to be bishop\u201d. pic.twitter.com\/pRJE2G7uNI<\/a><\/p>\n