Gordon Mursell
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Alfred Gordon Mursell (born 4 May 1949) is a retired British Anglican bishop and author. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Bishop of Stafford in the Church of England.[1]
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Gordon Mursell | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Stafford | |
Bishop Mursell in 2010 | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
| In office | 2005–2010 |
| Predecessor | Christopher Hill |
| Successor | Geoff Annas |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Glasgow & Galloway (2010–present) Provost (1999–2002/3) then Dean of Birmingham (2002/3–2005) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1973 (deacon); 1974 (priest) |
| Consecration | 2005 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1949 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Philip & Sheena |
| Spouse |
Anne Muir (m. 1989) |
| Profession | Author (theology) |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Mursell was educated at Ardingly College and Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1974 he began his career with a curacy at St Mary Walton, Liverpool[3] and was then successively Vicar of St John's East Dulwich, a tutor at Wells Theological College, Team Rector of Stafford (1991–1999), Provost (1999–2002/3)[a] and then Dean of Birmingham (2002/3–2005) [6] before his ordination to the episcopate[7] as the suffragan Bishop of Stafford - a post he vacated in June 2010. A prolific author,[8] he is also a keen hill walker.[2] He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.
Publications
- The Theology of the Carthusian Life (1988)
- Out of the Deep (1989)
- The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (1996)
- English Spirituality (2001)
The Bonds of Love: St Peter Damian's Theology of the Spiritual Life (2021)
Styles
- Gordon Mursell (1949–1974)
- The Revd Gordon Mursell (1974–1999)
- The Very Revd Gordon Mursell (1999–2005)
- The Rt Revd Gordon Mursell (2005–present)
