Richard Ian Cheetham is the current Anglican Area Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames

Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames

The Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames, often referred to simply as Bishop of Kingston, is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west...

. He was educated at Kingston Grammar School

Kingston Grammar School

Kingston Grammar School is an independent co-educational school in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. The school was founded by Royal Charter in 1561 but can trace its roots back to at least the 13th century. It is a registered charity under English law....

 and Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Corpus Christi College, Oxford

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. After five years as a science

Science

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 teacher

Teacher

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 and two as an investment analyst he was ordained in 1987. He began his career as curate

Curate

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 at Holy Cross, Fenham

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 and from 1990 until 1999 he was Vicar

Vicar

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 of St Augustine of Canterbury, Luton

Luton

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 and additionally (from 1995) Rural Dean

Rural Dean

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 of the area

Luton

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. From 1999 to 2002 he was Archdeacon of St Albans. In 1999 he completed his PhD

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 as an external student of King's College London

King's College London

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. Bishop Richard is also a keen sportsman..

Bishop Richard Cheetham is a member of the Roehampton University Council, Chair of the Continuing Ministerial Development Panel of the Church of England, Chair of the Southwark Diocesan Board of Education, Chair of the Christian Muslim Forum, Patron of the Fircroft Trust and President of the London Southwest YMCA.

Styles

• Richard Cheetham Esq (1953–1987)
• The Revd Richard Cheetham (1987–February 1999)
• The Ven Richard Cheetham (February–October 1999)
• The Ven Dr Richard Cheetham (October 1999–2002)
• The Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham (2002—)