Gordon Mursell

Anne Muir

(m. 1989)

ProfessionAuthor (theology)Alma materBrasenose College, Oxford

Alfred Gordon Mursell (born 4 May 1949) is a retired British Anglican bishop and author. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Bishop of Stafford in the Church of England.^[1]

Mursell was educated at Ardingly College and Brasenose College, Oxford.^[2] Ordained in 1974 he began his career with a curacy at St Mary Walton, Liverpool^[3] and was then successively Vicar of St John's East Dulwich, a tutor at Wells Theological College, Team Rector of Stafford (1991–1999), Provost (1999–2002/3)^[a] and then Dean of Birmingham (2002/3–2005) ^[6] before his ordination to the episcopate^[7] as the suffragan Bishop of Stafford - a post he vacated in June 2010. A prolific author,^[8] he is also a keen hill walker.^[2] He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.

Publications

The Theology of the Carthusian Life (1988)
Out of the Deep (1989)
The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (1996)
English Spirituality (2001)

Styles

Gordon Mursell (1949–1974)
The Revd Gordon Mursell (1974–1999)
The Very Revd Gordon Mursell (1999–2005)
The Rt Revd Gordon Mursell (2005–present)

Notes

^ Mursell is described as Provost on 22 February 2002^[4] and as Dean on 31 October 2003.^[5]

References

^ Crockfords Online - accessed 9 March 2008, 19:37
^ ^a ^b ‘MURSELL, Rt Rev. (Alfred) Gordon’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 8 July 2012
^ Crockford’s clerical directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
^ "Classified". Church Times. No. 7252. 22 February 2002. p. 21. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Features". Church Times. No. 7339. 31 October 2002. p. 14. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ BBC News Reporting his appointment to the Suffragan See of Stafford
^ Official notification Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ His works include Out of the Deep: prayer as protest,(1989) The Wisdom of the Anglo-Saxons (1997) and English Spirituality (2001)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Peter Berry	Provost, then Dean of Birmingham 1999–2005	Succeeded by Robert Wilkes
Preceded by Christopher Hill	Bishop of Stafford 2005–2010	Succeeded by Geoff Annas

Provosts and Deans of Birmingham

Provosts

Hamilton Baynes
Harold Richards
Michael Clarke
George Sinker
Basil Moss
Peter Berry
Gordon Mursell (became Dean)

Deans

Gordon Mursell
Robert Wilkes
Catherine Ogle
Matt Thompson

v t e Diocese of Birmingham
St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham Bishop's Croft, Harborne Diocesan Office, Birmingham
Office holders	Michael Volland, Bishop of Birmingham Anne Hollinghurst, Bishop suffragan of Aston AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Matt Thompson, Dean of Birmingham Jenny Tomlinson, Archdeacon of Birmingham Archdeacon of Aston (vacant)
Historic offices	Provost of Birmingham (1931–2000; see Dean of Birmingham)

v t e Bishops of Stafford
Edward Were Lionel Crawfurd Douglas Crick Lemprière Hammond Richard Clitherow John Waine John Waller Michael Scott-Joynt (became first area bishop)
Area bishops	Michael Scott-Joynt Christopher Hill Gordon Mursell Geoff Annas Matthew Parker