The Right Reverend Dr Michael Ipgrave has been named as the new Bishop of Lichfield.<\/p>\n
He assumes responsibility for one of the Church of England\u2019s largest dioceses, leading an episcopal team with the Bishops of Wolverhampton, Stafford and Shrewsbury.<\/p>\n
Bishop Michael (57), the current Bishop of Woolwich in the Diocese of Southwark, will be the ninety-ninth Bishop of Lichfield, in a line going back to St Chad in the seventh century. He succeeds the Right Reverend Jonathan Gledhill, who retired last year.<\/p>\n
Today, Bishop Michael is visiting Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Little Drayton and Lichfield on a tour meeting churches and communities across the Diocese.<\/p>\n
In this personal welcome message to the Diocese, Bishop Michael says:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had twelve wonderful years in London but I am so looking forward to coming back to the Midlands. Lichfield is the mother church of the Midlands, and the city of St Chad, a man of great humility and profound Christian faith.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> and the official announcement is here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Right Reverend Dr Michael Ipgrave has been named as the new Bishop of Lichfield. He assumes responsibility for one of the Church of England\u2019s largest dioceses, leading an episcopal team with the Bishops of Wolverhampton, Stafford and Shrewsbury. Bishop…<\/span><\/p>\n