Colin Fletcher (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Colin Fletcher OBE |
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| Bishop of Dorchester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | 2000–present |
| Predecessor | Anthony Russell |
| Other posts | Chaplain to George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury (1993–2000) Acting Bishop of Oxford (2006–2007 & 2014–2016) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1975 (deacon); 1976 (priest) by Ross Hook |
| Consecration | 4 October 2000 by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1950 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | (m. 1980) |
| Children | three |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Colin William Fletcher, OBE (born 17 November 1950) is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current area Bishop of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford.
Fletcher was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Oxford. After studying at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford he was ordained into the Church of England: he was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1975 (20 September), in Bradford Cathedral and ordained a priest the following Michaelmas (19 September 1976), at Holy Trinity Church, Skipton; both times by Ross Hook, Bishop of Bradford. His ordained ministry began with a curacy at Shipley.
Fletcher was then a tutor at Wycliffe Hall and after that Vicar of Holy Trinity in Margate for eight years, before becoming chaplain to George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury — a post he held for seven years. During his time as chaplain, he was co-chair of the Lambeth Group, which was set up to advise the British government on the "spiritual aspects of the millennium".
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