Michael Laurence Langrish (born 1 July 1946) is a British

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 Anglican bishop and the current Bishop of Exeter

Bishop of Exeter

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Born in Southampton

Southampton

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, Hampshire

Hampshire

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, the son of Douglas Frank Langrish and Brenda Florence Passingham was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton

King Edward VI School, Southampton

King Edward VI School, often referred to as King Edward's, or simply KES, is a selective co-educational independent day School located in Southampton, United Kingdom and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1553, after the death of William Capon , who...

, and Birmingham University, where he received a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in 1967 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Education

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 one year later. He was further educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 and a Master of Arts

Master of Arts (Oxbridge)

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 in Theology

Theology

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 in 1973, and in Ridley Hall, Cambridge

Ridley Hall, Cambridge

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Langrish was lecturer in education in Nigeria

Nigeria

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 from 1969 to 1971. He became deacon

Deacon

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 in 1973 and was assistant curate at Holy Trinity Church (Shakespeares Church) Stratford-upon-Avon until 1976. In 1974, he was ordained as a priest, and was chaplain of Rugby School

Rugby School

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 from 1976 to 1981. In the following year he was made vicar of Offchurch

Offchurch

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 and diocesan director of ordinands, and held this post until 1987. From 1982 to 1989 he was the Bishop of Coventry

Bishop of Coventry

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's examining chaplain and, from 1987 to 1993, the rector of the Rugby Team Ministry. Langrish was an honorary canon of Coventry Cathedral

Coventry Cathedral

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 between 1990 and 1993, and Bishop of Birkenhead

Birkenhead

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 from 1993 to 2000. In 2000, he was appointed the 70th Bishop of Exeter and became a Lord Spiritual

Lords Spiritual

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 with a seat at the House of Lords

House of Lords

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 in 2005.

He was one of the "rebel" bishops who signed a letter against Rowan Williams

Rowan Williams

Rowan Douglas Williams FRSL, FBA, FLSW is an Anglican bishop, poet and theologian. He is the 104th and current Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he has held since early 2003.Williams was previously Bishop of Monmouth and...

' appointment of the Reverend Jeffrey John

Jeffrey John

Jeffrey Philip Hywel John SCP is a Church of England priest and the current Dean of St Albans. He made headlines in 2003 when he was the first person to have openly been in a same-sex relationship to be nominated as a Church of England bishop...

as Bishop of Reading in 2003. The others were the Bishops of Bradford, Carlisle, Chester, Chichester, Liverpool, Rochester, Southwell and Winchester.

Since 1968 Langrish has been married to Esther Rudd; they have one son and two daughters.

Styles

• Michael Langrish Esq (1946-1973)
• The Revd Michael Langrish (1973-1990)
• The Revd Canon Michael Langrish (1990-1993)
• The Rt Revd Michael Langrish (1993-present)