Anthony Russell
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The Right Reverend Anthony Russell |
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| Bishop of Ely | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
| In office | 2000 – 28 February 2010 |
| Predecessor | Stephen Sykes |
| Successor | Stephen Conway |
| Other posts | Area Bishop of Dorchester 1988–2000 Chaplain to The Queen 1983–1988 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1971 |
| Consecration | 1988 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1943 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Profession | Author |
| Alma mater | St Chad's College, Durham |
Anthony John Russell (born 25 January 1943) is a retired British Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Dorchester from 1988 to 2000 and Bishop of Ely from 2000 to 2010.
Russell was educated at Uppingham School, St Chad's College, Durham (he gained a Bachelor of Arts {BA} degree) and Trinity College, Oxford, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree. He studied for ordination at Ripon College (Cuddesdon).
Russell was a curate in the Hilborough group of parishes in the Diocese of Norwich from 1970 to 1973. From 1973 to 1976 he was priest-in-charge of Preston-on-Stour with Whitchurch and of Atherstone on Stour in the Diocese of Coventry. For the next 11 years he was the vicar of Preston-on-Stour and Whitchurch with Atherstone and also canon theologian of Coventry Cathedral. From 1973 to 1982 he was chaplain of the Arthur Rank Centre and its director from 1983 to 1988.
From 1983 to 1988 Russell served as a chaplain to Elizabeth II. He was nominated as area Bishop of Dorchester in 1987 and consecrated in 1988, before being nominated as the Bishop of Ely in 2000. Russell initiated proceedings in the church courts against the Vicar of Trumpington, Tom Ambrose. He retired on 28 February 2010.
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