Brian Castle

Brian Colin Castle (born 7 September 1949) is a retired bishop in the Church of England, formerly the Bishop of Tonbridge.^[3] He retired from that See on 31 October 2015.^[4][5]

Key Information

The Right Reverend Brian Castle
Bishop of Tonbridge
Diocese	Rochester
In office	2002–2015
Predecessor	Brian Smith
Successor	vacant; then Simon Burton-Jones (ann.)
Orders
Ordination	1977[1]
Consecration	24 January 2002 by George Carey
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-07) 7 September 1949 (age 76)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Jane[2]
Children	3[1]
Profession	Theologian; formerly social worker
Alma mater	University College London
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Castle was educated at Wilson's School and University College London.^[6] He was ordained in 1978 after studying at Cuddesdon.^[7] He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Nicholas' Sutton^[8] and was then successively priest in charge at Solwezi, Zambia, Vicar of Northmore Green, Somerset and Director of Pastoral Studies at Ripon College Cuddesdon before his ordination to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 24 January 2002 at Rochester Cathedral, and installed there in the same service.^[9] In 1989 he was awarded a PhD in theology from the University of Birmingham. ^[1][10] He is married to Jane, with whom he has three children.

1. ^ ^{a b c} Diocese of Rochester — Bishop Brian's Biography
2. ^ Number 10 — Suffragan See of Tonbridge (National Archives)
3. ^ Official website
4. ^ "Gazette: Appointments". Church Times. No. 7930. 13 March 2015. p. 34. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
5. ^ Brian Castle — Retirement as Bishop of Tonbridge Archived 2015-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 September 2015)
6. ^ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8)
7. ^ Crockfords On line- accessed 21 April 2008
8. ^ Church details
9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.rochester.anglican.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. ^ Who’s Who — (Ibid)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Brian Smith	Bishop of Tonbridge 2002–2015	Vacant Title next held by Simon Burton-Jones (bishop-designate)

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