Mark Santer is an Anglican bishop

Bishop

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 in the last decades of the 20th century and the very early part of the 21st.

Santer was educated at Marlborough College

Marlborough College

Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...

 and Queens’ College, Cambridge before his ordination in 1964.

After being an curate

Curate

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 he was a tutor

Tutor

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 at Ripon College Cuddesdon

Ripon College Cuddesdon

Ripon College Cuddesdon is a Church of England theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England.-History:Ripon College Cuddesdon was formed from an amalgamation in 1975 of Cuddesdon College and Ripon Hall...

; Dean

Dean (religion)

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 and Fellow

Fellow

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 of Clare College, Cambridge

Clare College, Cambridge

Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...

; assistant lecturer

Lecturer

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 in divinity

Divinity (academic discipline)

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 at the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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 and finally Principal

Dean (education)

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 of Westcott House, Cambridge

Westcott House, Cambridge

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  before his ordination to the episcopate

Suffragan bishop

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 in 1981.

After six years at Kensington

Kensington

Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...

, he was translated

Translation (ecclesiastical)

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 to ne the Bishop of Birmingham

Bishop of Birmingham

The Bishop of Birmingham heads the Church of England diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury, in England.The diocese covers the North West of the historical county of Warwickshire and has its see in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, where the seat of the diocese is located at the...

. During this time he took part in the second phase of the ecumenical discussions of the Anglican—Roman Catholic International Commission and was embroiled in controversy over the use of the term "Winterval

Winterval

Winterval was a season of public events in Birmingham, England organised by Birmingham City Council in each of two consecutive winters: first from 20 November to 31 December 1997, and then again from mid-October 1998 to mid-January 1999...

", which he opposed.

In retirement he served as an assistant bishop

Assistant Bishop

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 in the Diocese of Worcester

Anglican Diocese of Worcester

The Diocese of Worcester forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.The diocese was founded in around 679 by St Theodore of Canterbury at Worcester to minister to the kingdom of the Hwicce, one of the many Anglo Saxon petty-kingdoms of that time...

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