James Langstaff

James Langstaff

James Henry Langstaff (born June 27, 1956 ) is a British Anglican theologian . He is since 2010 bishop of Rochester of the Church of England .

Langstaff studied at St Catherine's College of Oxford University philosophy , politics and economics . In 1981 he was ordained a deacon ; In 1982 he was ordained a priest . He began his ecclesiastical career from 1981 to 1986 as Vicar ( Curate ) in Farnborough, Hampshire, in the Diocese of Guildford . In 1986 he took over a pastoral position (as "Priest-in-Charge") in Duddeston with responsibility for the parish in Nechells , in the diocese of Birmingham . In 1987 he became parish priest ("Vicar") there. From 1995 to 1996 he was Country Dean ( Rural Dean ) of Birmingham City. From 1996 to 2000 he was chaplain ( Domestic Chaplain ) of the Bishop of Birmingham, Mark Santer . From 2000 to 2004 he was pastor ("Rector") at the Holy Trinity Church of Sutton Coldfield in the Diocese of Birmingham. From 2002 to 2004 he was Area Dean of Sutton Coldfield.

He received episcopal ordination on June 26, 2004 and was the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Norwich in the Church of England as Bishop of Lynn . On June 22, 2010 it was announced that Langstaff would succeed Michael Nazir-Ali as Bishop of Rochester. He was installed in this office on December 11, 2010.

Langstaff, in his capacity as Bishop of Rochester, has been a member of the House of Lords as Spiritual Lord since February 2014 .

Langstaff is married and has two children, Alasdair and Helen.

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• James Langstaff - Biography (Diocese of Rochester)

predecessor	Office	successor
Tony Foottit	Bishop of Lynn 2004-2010	Jonathan Meyrick
Michael Nazir-Ali	Bishop of Rochester since 2010