President

Robert Innes

Robert Innes

Bishop Robert was born in Wolverhampton. He studied engineering at Cambridge University and worked in the electric power industry and business consulting until 1989 when he went to train for the priesthood at Cranmer Hall. Following his BA (in Theology) in 1991 he stayed to complete a PhD graduating in 1995.

Bishop Robert served in Durham for many years. He was made a deacon at Petertide in 1995 and ordained a priest the next year. He has been a lecturer in systematic theology at St John’s College, Durham while serving two titles/curacies: he was ordained to the title of St Cuthbert’s Church, Durham and then served a curacy at Sherburn, Pittington and Shadforth from 1997. He remained in these posts until 1999, when he was appointed as vicar of St Mary Magdalene Church in Belmont.

Bishop Robert moved to Brussels, taking his first Diocese in Europe post in 2005, as Chancellor and Senior Chaplain (i.e. the priest-in-charge) of Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Brussels; he was additionally appointed a Chaplain to the Queen (an honorary post) in 2012. He was appointed Bishop in Europe in 2014; he was consecrated as a bishop on 20 July 2014 and installed at Gibraltar Cathedral on 4 September 2014. As Bishop in Europe, his residence is in Waterloo, Belgium. He is Chair of the Church of England’s Faith and Order Commission, the Co-Chair of the International Anglican Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission and Episcopal Vice-Chair of the Church of England’s Council for Christian Unity. 

 

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