Michael David Doe (born 24 December 1947) former Preacher of Gray's Inn and a former Bishop of Swindon.
Michael Doe | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Swindon | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
| In office | 1994–2004 |
| Predecessor | Peter Firth as Bishop of Malmesbury |
| Successor | Lee Rayfield |
| Other post(s) | Preacher to Gray's Inn (8 June 2011–2023) General Secretary, USPG (2004–2011) Honorary assistant bishop in Southwark (2004–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1972 (deacon); 1973 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Albert & Violet Curtis |
| Profession | Bishop |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
Doe was born in Lymington, Hants, and grew up on the Highfield Council Estate there. He attended Brockenhurst Grammar School and went on to Durham University (Bachelor of Arts {BA(Hons)}).[1] After studying at Ripon Hall, Oxford, he was ordained priest in 1973 in Southwark Cathedral.[2] He was a curate on the St Helier Estate in South London, after which he was National Youth Secretary at the British Council of Churches. [citation needed] He moved to Oxford in 1981 to be Priest Missioner in the Blackbird Leys Ecumenical Partnership, and also served as Rural Dean of Cowley from 1987-1989.[3] During this time he co-presented the weekly religious affairs programme on BBC Radio Oxford: "Spirit Level". He was then Social Responsibility Advisor to the Diocese of Portsmouth and a canon residentiary (later, Acting Provost) at Portsmouth Cathedral, before his ordination to the episcopate in 1994 when he became the first Bishop of Swindon, in the Diocese of Bristol. After ten years in this post he was appointed, in 2004, the General Secretary of the mission agency United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel[4] On retirement in 2011 he became Preacher to Gray's Inn, one of the four Inns of Court in London.[5] and retired in Summer 2023. He is an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark, and an Honorary Minor Canon of Southwark Cathedral. He chaired the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility from 2012 to 2015, and currerntly serves as a trustee of the Balfour Project. In 2002 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath. His publications include "Seeking the Truth in Love - the Church and Homosexuality" (DLT 2000), "Today!" (USPG 2009), and "Saving Power - the Mission of God and the Anglican Communion" (SPCK 2011).
References edit
- ^ Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
- ^ Fox, Dorothy.Blackbird Leys: A Thirty Year History Archived 2013-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Oxford. Page 34. 1990.
- ^ Brief profile[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gray's Inn – Preacher". Gray's Inn. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
