Lord Chartres
Profile
Richard Chartres is a British peer and retired senior bishop of the Church of England. He served as the Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017 and as Dean of the Chapels Royal until 2019. Since 2017, he has sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords. Throughout his career, he has been involved in significant national events, including the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and the funeral of Baroness Thatcher. A proponent of environmental initiatives within the Church, he has also held numerous honorary academic and ecclesiastical roles.
Details
- Born
- July 11, 1947 · 78 years old
- Birth place
- Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Education
- Hertford Grammar School, Trinity College Cambridge, Cuddesdon Theological College, Lincoln Theological College
- Career
- Bishop of London, Bishop of Stepney, Gresham Professor of Divinity, Priest-in-charge at St Stephen's Church Rochester Row
