Henry Scriven
| The Rt Revd Henry Scriven BA(Hons) | |
|---|---|
| Suffragan Bishop in Europe | |
| Diocese | Diocese in Europe |
| In office | 1995–2002 |
| Predecessor | Edward Holland |
| Successor | David Hamid |
| Other posts | Mission Director for Latin America, CMS (2009–present) & honorary assistant bishop in Oxford and in Chichester (2010–present) Assistant bishop in Pittsburgh (2002–2008) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1975 (deacon); 1976 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1951 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | William & Jeanne Edwards |
| Spouse | Catherine Ware (m. 1975) |
| Children | 1 daughter: Anna; 1 son: Joel |
| Profession | Missionary |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
Henry William Scriven (born 30 August 1951) is an English Anglican bishop who has served in Europe and in America.
Scriven was educated at Repton School in Derbyshire and later at the University of Sheffield. He then studied at St John's College, Nottingham. He was ordained in 1975 and served for four years in the Diocese of London followed by two years in the Diocese of Northern Argentina for the South American Missionary Society (SAMS).
With the onset of the Falklands War, Scriven and his family moved to Little Rock, Arkansas where he served Christ Episcopal Church, Little Rock as Assistant Rector for Education from 1982 to 1983.
From 1984 to 1990, Scriven continued with SAMS in Spain in the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church. He then served for five years as chaplain for the British Embassy Church in Madrid in the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe of the Church of England. On 8 March 1995,[1] he was consecrated as bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, as Suffragan Bishop in Europe. He was also commissioned by Edmond Browning as an assistant bishop to the Convocation of American Churches in Europe in May 1995.
From 2002 to 2008, Scriven served the Diocese of Pittsburgh as assistant bishop. He is married to Catherine and has a daughter, Anna, and a son, Joel.
Consecrators
Scriven was the 980th bishop consecrated or (as in his case) received into the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
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| Preceded by Edward Holland |
Suffragan Bishop in Europe 1995–2002 |
Succeeded by David Hamid |
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