James Langstaff (bishop)
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The Right Reverend James Langstaff |
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| Bishop of Rochester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rochester |
| Installed | 11 December 2010 |
| Predecessor | Michael Nazir-Ali |
| Other posts | Bishop of Lynn (2004–2010) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1981 (deacon) 1982 (priest) |
| Consecration | 21 June 2004 by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1956 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Henry Langstaff & Jillian (née Brooks, now Harper) |
| Spouse | Bridget (m. 1977–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
St Catherine's College, Oxford University of Nottingham |
James Henry Langstaff (born 27 June 1956) is a British Anglican bishop. Since December 2010, he has been Bishop of Rochester. From 2004 to 2010, he was Bishop of Lynn, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Norwich.
Langstaff was born on 27 June 1956. He was educated at Cheltenham College, a public school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Catherine's College, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977; as per tradition, his BA was promoted a Master of Arts (MA (Oxon)) degree in 1981.
In 1978, he entered St John's College, Nottingham, an Anglican theological college in the open evangelical tradition. He studied theology at the University of Nottingham and graduated with a BA degree in 1980. He then remained for a further year at St John's College to study for ordained ministry and completed a Diploma in Pastoral Studies.
Langstaff was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1981 and as a priest in 1982. He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St Peter's Farnborough, Hampshire, after which he was Vicar of St Matthew's Church, Duddeston and Nechells and St Clement's Church, Nechells. He was the then chaplain to Mark Santer, Bishop of Birmingham, and Area Dean of Sutton Coldfield before his appointment as Bishop of Lynn in 2004. Langstaff was installed as the Suffragan Bishop of Lynn on 26 June 2004.
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