Brian Castle

Brian Colin Castle (born 7 September 1949) is a retired bishop in the Church of England, the most recent Bishop suffragan of Tonbridge.[3] He retired from that See on 31 October 2015.[4][5]

The Right Reverend

Brian Castle
Bishop of Tonbridge
DioceseDiocese of Rochester
In office2002–2015
PredecessorBrian Smith
Successorvacant; then
Simon Burton-Jones (ann.)
Orders
Ordination1977[1]
Consecration24 January 2002
by George Carey
Personal details
Born (1949-09-07) 7 September 1949
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseJane[2]
Children3[1]
ProfessionTheologian; formerly social worker
Alma materUniversity College London

Castle was educated at Wilson's School and University College London.[6] He was ordained in 1978 after studying at Cuddesdon.[7] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Nicholas' Sutton[8] and was then successively priest in charge at Solwezi, Zambia, Vicar of Northmore Green, Somerset and Director of Pastoral Studies at Ripon College Cuddesdon before his ordination to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 24 January 2002 at Rochester Cathedral, and installed there in the same service.[9] In 1989 he was awarded a PhD in theology from the University of Birmingham. [1][10] He is married to Jane, with whom he has three children.

Styles
  • Brian Castle (1949–1978)
  • The Reverend Brian Castle (1978–1989)
  • The Reverend Doctor Brian Castle (1989–2002)
  • The Right Reverend Doctor Brian Castle (2002–present)

References
  1. Diocese of Rochester — Bishop Brian's Biography
  2. Number 10 — Suffragan See of Tonbridge (National Archives)
  3. Official website
  4. "Gazette: Appointments". Church Times. No. 7930. 13 March 2015. p. 34. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. Brian Castle — Retirement as Bishop of Tonbridge Archived 2015-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 September 2015)
  6. Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8)
  7. Crockfords On line- accessed 21 April 2008
  8. Church details
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.rochester.anglican.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Who’s Who — (Ibid)


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