Alastair Cutting
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Alastair Cutting | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Woolwich | |
 Cutting in 2006 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
| In office | July 2024 to present |
| Predecessor | Karowei Dorgu |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich (2013–2024) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1987 (deacon) 1988 (priest) |
| Consecration | 3 July 2024 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alastair Murray Cutting 29 May 1960 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse |
Kay (m. 1984) |
| Children | Two |
| Education | George Watson's College Lushington Boys School Watford Grammar School for Boys |
| Alma mater | Westhill College, University of Birmingham St John's College, Nottingham Heythrop College, University of London |
Alastair Murray Cutting (born 29 May 1960) is a British Anglican bishop. Since July 2024, he has been Bishop of Woolwich, an area bishop in the Church of England's Diocese of Southwark. From 2013 to 2024, he has served as the Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich.[1][2] He was consecrated as Bishop of Woolwich on July 3 2024 in Southwark Cathedral.
Cutting was born on 29 May 1960 in Birmingham, England, the son of William Alexander Murray Cutting and his wife, Margaret McLean Cutting, née Manderson.[1] He was educated in three different countries: at George Watson's College, a private school in Edinburgh, Scotland; at Lushington Boys School, a private international Christian school in Ootacamund, India; and at Watford Grammar School for Boys, a state comprehensive school in Watford, England.[1] He grew up in South India where his parents worked at a rural hospital and "where four generations of his family lived and worked for nearly a century".[3]
Cutting took a gap year between school and university, during which he worked with the Salvation Army in South India.[3] He then returned to England, working as a science laboratory technician at a school. In 1980 he studied teaching and youth work at Westhill College, (now part of University of Birmingham).[1][3] He graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree.[2] From 1983 to 1984, he worked with The Ambassador's Roadshow, a Christian drama and music team working in churches and schools across South England. In 1984, he entered St John's College, Nottingham, an Open Evangelical Anglican theological college to study theology and train for ordination.[2] During this time, he completed a Licentiate of Theology (LTh) and a Diploma in Pastoral Studies (DPS).[1]
While undertaking parish ministry in the Diocese of Chichester, Cutting studied at Heythrop College, University of London.[1] He graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 2003.[2] His master's thesis concerned Maori and Celtic spirituality.[4]