Stephen Venner
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The Right Reverend Stephen Venner |
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| Bishop of Dover | |
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| Diocese | Canterbury |
| In office | 1999 – November 2009 |
| Predecessor | Richard Llewellin |
| Successor | Trevor Willmott |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Middleton (1994–1999) Bishop for the Falkland Islands (2007–2014) Bishop to the Forces (2009–2014) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1968 |
| Consecration | 2 February 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 June 1944 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Judy |
| Profession | Bishop and former teacher |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Stephen Venner DL (born 19 June 1944) was Bishop of Dover (the bishop with delegated responsibility for the Diocese of Canterbury) from 1999 until 2009. He was also Bishop for the Falkland Islands from 2007 and Bishop to the Forces from 2009 until his retirement from both posts in 2014.
Venner studied English at the University of Birmingham and is a qualified teacher. He later studied theology at St Stephen's House, Oxford and Linacre College, Oxford (since St Stephen's House did not at the time have the status of a Permanent Private Hall), before spending 26 years as a priest across various parishes in the dioceses of Southwark and Salisbury. In 1989, Venner was appointed canon and prebendary at Salisbury Cathedral.
Venner was consecrated as a bishop by John Habgood, Archbishop of York, on 2 February 1994 at York Minster and installed as Bishop of Middleton in the Diocese of Manchester. He served in this position until 1999 when he became the Bishop of Dover in the Diocese of Canterbury. As Bishop of Dover, Venner was also, in practice, the acting diocesan bishop for the Diocese of Canterbury, acting on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury — this role was recognised in his additional title of "Bishop in Canterbury".
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