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John Inge
John Geoffrey Inge KCVO (/ɪndʒ/ INJ; born 26 February 1955) is a retired British Anglican bishop. From 2007 to 2024, he was Bishop of Worcester, the diocesan bishop of the Church of England's Diocese of Worcester. He was previously Bishop of Huntingdon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely, from 2003 to 2007. Inge served as Lord High Almoner, a ceremonial position in the Royal Household, from 2013 to 2024.
John Inge was born to Geoffrey Alfred and Elsie Inge (née Hill) on 26 February 1955,. He was educated at Kent College in Canterbury, at that time an all-boys direct grant grammar school, now a private school in Kent. He went on to study chemistry at St Chad's College, Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1977. That same year Inge performed with Arthur Bostrom at the Edinburgh Festival as part of Durham University Sensible Thespians (DUST), which would be renamed the Durham Revue in 1988. In 1979, he undertook teacher training at Keble College, Oxford and received a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
Having studied chemistry at university and completed teacher training, Inge began his first career as a secondary school teacher. He taught chemistry at Lancing College, a mixed-gender independent boarding and day school in West Sussex. He also served as a tutor of Teme House, one of the school's boarding houses.
He trained for ordination at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. During his ministry, he returned to Durham University for postgraduate study. He completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in systematic theology in 1994 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2002. His doctoral thesis was titled "A Christian theology of place", which was revised and published under the same name in 2003 via Ashgate Publishing.
Inge was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon at Petertide 1984 (30 June), by Eric Kemp, Bishop of Chichester, in Chichester Cathedral and as a priest in Lancing College Chapel on 7 July the next year. From 1984 to 1986, he was the assistant chaplain at Lancing College. He then moved to Harrow School, an all-boys independent boarding in London, where he was junior chaplain from 1987 to 1989 and senior chaplain from 1989 to 1990, while also continuing to teach.
After leaving Harrow, Inge moved into parish ministry. From 1990 to 1996, he was the vicar of St Luke's Church, Wallsend in the Diocese of Newcastle, where he also chaired the Board for Mission and Social Responsibility. He became a canon residentiary of Ely Cathedral in 1996 with particular responsibility for education and mission. He served as vice-dean of the cathedral from 1999 to 2003.
Inge was consecrated a bishop on 9 October 2003 by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey, to serve as Bishop of Huntingdon (suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely). As the warden for readers in the Ely diocese he encouraged and equipped lay ministry; he chaired the Cambridgeshire Ecumenical Council and co-chaired the East of England Faiths Council.
In July 2007, Inge was nominated to become the Bishop of Worcester, and his election was confirmed on 20 November 2007.[citation needed] He was enthroned at Worcester Cathedral as the 113th Bishop of Worcester on 1 March 2008.
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John Inge
John Geoffrey Inge KCVO (/ɪndʒ/ INJ; born 26 February 1955) is a retired British Anglican bishop. From 2007 to 2024, he was Bishop of Worcester, the diocesan bishop of the Church of England's Diocese of Worcester. He was previously Bishop of Huntingdon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely, from 2003 to 2007. Inge served as Lord High Almoner, a ceremonial position in the Royal Household, from 2013 to 2024.
John Inge was born to Geoffrey Alfred and Elsie Inge (née Hill) on 26 February 1955,. He was educated at Kent College in Canterbury, at that time an all-boys direct grant grammar school, now a private school in Kent. He went on to study chemistry at St Chad's College, Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1977. That same year Inge performed with Arthur Bostrom at the Edinburgh Festival as part of Durham University Sensible Thespians (DUST), which would be renamed the Durham Revue in 1988. In 1979, he undertook teacher training at Keble College, Oxford and received a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
Having studied chemistry at university and completed teacher training, Inge began his first career as a secondary school teacher. He taught chemistry at Lancing College, a mixed-gender independent boarding and day school in West Sussex. He also served as a tutor of Teme House, one of the school's boarding houses.
He trained for ordination at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. During his ministry, he returned to Durham University for postgraduate study. He completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in systematic theology in 1994 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2002. His doctoral thesis was titled "A Christian theology of place", which was revised and published under the same name in 2003 via Ashgate Publishing.
Inge was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon at Petertide 1984 (30 June), by Eric Kemp, Bishop of Chichester, in Chichester Cathedral and as a priest in Lancing College Chapel on 7 July the next year. From 1984 to 1986, he was the assistant chaplain at Lancing College. He then moved to Harrow School, an all-boys independent boarding in London, where he was junior chaplain from 1987 to 1989 and senior chaplain from 1989 to 1990, while also continuing to teach.
After leaving Harrow, Inge moved into parish ministry. From 1990 to 1996, he was the vicar of St Luke's Church, Wallsend in the Diocese of Newcastle, where he also chaired the Board for Mission and Social Responsibility. He became a canon residentiary of Ely Cathedral in 1996 with particular responsibility for education and mission. He served as vice-dean of the cathedral from 1999 to 2003.
Inge was consecrated a bishop on 9 October 2003 by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey, to serve as Bishop of Huntingdon (suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely). As the warden for readers in the Ely diocese he encouraged and equipped lay ministry; he chaired the Cambridgeshire Ecumenical Council and co-chaired the East of England Faiths Council.
In July 2007, Inge was nominated to become the Bishop of Worcester, and his election was confirmed on 20 November 2007.[citation needed] He was enthroned at Worcester Cathedral as the 113th Bishop of Worcester on 1 March 2008.