Clive Gregory

Clive Malcolm Gregory^[2] (born 25 November 1961) is the Acting Bishop of Lichfield (since September 2015) and area Bishop of Wolverhampton.^[3]

He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge.^[4] Ordained in 1988 he began his career with a curacy at St John the Baptist, Margate was then a senior Chaplain at the University of Warwick,^[5] and finally (before his elevation to the episcopate) Team Rector of Coventry East.^[6] He was installed as Bishop suffragan of Wolverhampton at Lichfield Cathedral on 5 May 2007.^[7] A keen cricketer,^[8] Gregory is married to Jenny with whom he has two children, Jack and Lola.^[2] In the vacancy following the retirement of Jonathan Gledhill on 30 September 2015, Gregory is also the acting Bishop of Lichfield.^[9]

Styles

• The Reverend Clive Gregory (1988–2007)
• The Right Reverend Clive Gregory (2007–present)

References

1. ↑ Lichfield Diocese — Archbishop of Canterbury consecrates Wolverhampton's new Bishop
2. 1 2 3 No 10 notification of appointment
3. ↑ Crockfords On-line — accessed 14:49 29 May 2008
4. ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
5. ↑ Honorary degree from Warwick
6. ↑ Parish details
7. ↑ Lichfield Diocese — Sporting bishop's divided football loyalties
8. ↑ Scores 103 not out in the 2009 Church Times Cup Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2010 p1578 London, John Wisden & Co ISBN 978-1-4081-2466-6
9. ↑ Diocese of Lichfield — the Bishop of Lichfield (Accessed 18 November 2015)