Christopher Foster (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Christopher Foster |
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| Bishop of Portsmouth | |
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Foster before his enthronement at Portsmouth.
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| Diocese | Diocese of Portsmouth |
| In office | 2010–present |
| Predecessor | Kenneth Stevenson |
| Other posts | Bishop of Hertford (2001–2010) |
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| Ordination | 1981 |
| Consecration | 21 October 2001 by George Carey |
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| Born | 7 November 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Bishopsgrove, Fareham |
| Spouse | 1. Julia Marie née Jones (m. 1982; d. 2001) 2. Sally Elizabeth née Davenport (m. 2006) |
| Children | two (with Julia) |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
Christopher Richard James Foster (born 7 November 1953) is an Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Portsmouth in the Church of England.
Foster born on 7 November 1953. He was educated at Durham University where he held the position of Chapel Clerk at University College. He studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge.
Foster was made a deacon on St Peter's Day (29 June) 1980 and ordained a priest the following Petertide (28 June 1981) — both times by Kenneth Skelton, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral — and began his ordained ministry with a curacy in Tettenhall Regis in Wolverhampton, after which he became chaplain of Wadham College, Oxford. Following this he was vicar of Christ Church Southgate and finally a canon residentiary and sub-dean at St Albans Cathedral.
On 21 October 2001, he was consecrated a bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral, to serve the Diocese of St Albans as suffragan Bishop of Hertford. In February 2010, it was announced that Foster would be the new Bishop of Portsmouth. He was enthroned on 18 September 2010.
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