Stephen Lowe | |
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Bishop of Hulme | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Manchester |
In office | 1999 – July 2009 (retired) |
Predecessor | Colin Scott |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in St Asaph (2009–2018) Bishop for Urban Life and Faith (2006–2009) Archdeacon of Sheffield (1988–1999) |
Orders | |
Ordination | c. 1968 (deacon); c. 1969 (priest) |
Consecration | 1999 |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 March 1944 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Profession | Writer; broadcaster |
Alma mater | Birmingham Polytechnic (BSc) |
Stephen Richard Lowe (born 3 March 1944) was, until his retirement in July 2009, the suffragan Bishop of Hulme in the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, Link Bishop for Namibia and Chair of the Urban Bishops Panel. From 1988 to 1999 he had served as Archdeacon of Sheffield.
In 2006, he was released from all pastoral oversight in the diocese to concentrate on his 2006 appointment as the Church of England's first "Bishop for Urban Life and Faith", charged with the promotion and dissemination of conclusions of the Faithful Cities report.[1]