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searchaux" style="display:none">Church of England bishop</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-data org"><a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diocese</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Canterbury" title="Diocese of Canterbury">Canterbury</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">In office</th><td class="infobox-data">2023–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Thomas_(bishop)" title="Rod Thomas (bishop)">Rod Thomas</a> (as <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Maidstone" title="Bishop of Maidstone">Bishop of Maidstone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Provincial_episcopal_visitor" title="Provincial episcopal visitor">PEV</a> for conservative evangelicals)<br /><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Goodall" title="Jonathan Goodall">Jonathan Goodall</a> (as <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Ebbsfleet" title="Bishop of Ebbsfleet">Bishop of Ebbsfleet</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other post(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Honorary_assistant_bishop" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary assistant bishop">Honorary assistant bishop</a> in 10 dioceses (2023–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Previous post(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rector_(ecclesiastical)" title="Rector (ecclesiastical)">Rector</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Cheadle" title="St Mary's Church, Cheadle">St Mary's Cheadle</a> (2003–2022)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background-color:#DDDDDD;">Orders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ordination</th><td class="infobox-data">1993 (deacon) <br /> 1994 (priest)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Consecration</th><td class="infobox-data">2 February 2023<br />by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Welby" title="Justin Welby">Justin Welby</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background-color:#DDDDDD;">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Robert Speight Munro</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-05-08</span>) </span>8 May 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">British</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Denomination</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Anglicanism" title="Anglicanism">Anglicanism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Sarah</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol" title="University of Bristol">University of Bristol</a><br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Manchester" title="University of Manchester">University of Manchester</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill_College" title="Oak Hill College">Oak Hill Theological College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Theological_Seminary" title="Reformed Theological Seminary">Reformed Theological Seminary</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Robert Speight Munro</b> (born 8 May 1963) is a British <a href="/wiki/Bishop" title="Bishop">bishop</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a>. Since 2023, he has been <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Ebbsfleet" title="Bishop of Ebbsfleet">Bishop of Ebbsfleet</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Provincial_episcopal_visitor" title="Provincial episcopal visitor">provincial episcopal visitor</a> for <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Evangelicalism_in_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative Evangelicalism in Britain">conservative evangelical</a> members and <a href="/wiki/Parishes" class="mw-redirect" title="Parishes">parishes</a> of the church. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rob_Munro_(bishop)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Munro was born on 8 May 1963 in <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>, England.<sup id="cite_ref-WW_24_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WW_24-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ebbsfleet-announcement_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebbsfleet-announcement-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was raised as an <a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">atheist</a><sup id="cite_ref-munro-gs-profile_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munro-gs-profile-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and converted to Christianity through the <a href="/wiki/Youth_ministry" title="Youth ministry">youth ministry</a> of <a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Cheadle" title="St Mary's Church, Cheadle">St Mary's Cheadle</a>. Munro received a degree in maths at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol" title="University of Bristol">University of Bristol</a>. After university, he moved to London to study in the ministry training scheme at <a href="/wiki/All_Souls_Church,_Langham_Place" title="All Souls Church, Langham Place">All Souls Langham Place</a>, then known as All Souls College of Applied Theology. While at All Souls, Munro taught part-time at All Souls School. He returned to Manchester for teacher training at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Manchester" title="University of Manchester">University of Manchester</a> and taught maths and physical education in <a href="/wiki/Hazel_Grove" title="Hazel Grove">Hazel Grove</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ebbsfleet-announcement_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebbsfleet-announcement-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a call to ordained ministry, Munro trained for ordination at <a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill_College" title="Oak Hill College">Oak Hill College</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Conservative_evangelicalism_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Conservative evangelicalism in the United Kingdom">conservative evangelical</a> <a href="/wiki/Theological_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Theological college">theological college</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockford_entry_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockford_entry-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> (BA) degree in theology and pastoral studies in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockford_entry_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockford_entry-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WW_24_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WW_24-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later studied for a doctorate from the <a href="/wiki/Reformed_Theological_Seminary" title="Reformed Theological Seminary">Reformed Theological Seminary</a> in the United States,<sup id="cite_ref-ebbsfleet-announcement_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebbsfleet-announcement-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> graduating with a <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Ministry" title="Doctor of Ministry">Doctor of Ministry</a> (DMin) degree in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-WW_24_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WW_24-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ordained_ministry">Ordained ministry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rob_Munro_(bishop)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ordained ministry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Munro was <a href="/wiki/Ordained" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordained">ordained</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Deacon#Anglicanism" title="Deacon">deacon</a> in 1993 and as a <a href="/wiki/Priest#Anglican_or_Episcopalian" title="Priest">priest</a> in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockford_entry_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockford_entry-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He first served his <a href="/wiki/Curacy" class="mw-redirect" title="Curacy">curacy</a> at <a href="/wiki/St_John%27s_Church,_Hartford" title="St John's Church, Hartford">St John's Church, Hartford</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Chester" title="Diocese of Chester">Diocese of Chester</a>. In 1997, he became rector of <a href="/wiki/St_Wilfrid%27s_Church,_Davenham" title="St Wilfrid's Church, Davenham">St Wilfrid's Church, Davenham</a>, and in 2003 he returned to St Mary's Cheadle with St Cuthbert's as rector.<sup id="cite_ref-church-times_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-church-times-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was additionally <a href="/wiki/Rural_dean" title="Rural dean">rural dean</a> for Cheadle from 2016 to 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockford_entry_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockford_entry-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-church-times_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-church-times-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to his service in parish ministry, Munro held several positions in church leadership, including: chairman of the House of Clergy in the Diocese of Chester; an elected member of the <a href="/wiki/General_Synod_of_the_Church_of_England" title="General Synod of the Church of England">General Synod of the Church of England</a> from 2005 to 2022; a member of the Dioceses' Commission; and a council member of the <a href="/wiki/Latimer_Trust" title="Latimer Trust">Latimer Trust</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England_Evangelical_Council" title="Church of England Evangelical Council">Church of England Evangelical Council</a><sup id="cite_ref-ebbsfleet-announcement_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebbsfleet-announcement-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Church_Society" title="Church Society">Church Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-church-times_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-church-times-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a leader of the Fellowship of Word and Spirit (FWS), Munro supported the 2018 merger of FWS and <a href="/wiki/Reform_(Anglican)" title="Reform (Anglican)">Reform</a> into the Church Society to unite English conservative evangelicals.<sup id="cite_ref-church_society_merger_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-church_society_merger-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Episcopacy">Episcopacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rob_Munro_(bishop)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Episcopacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2022, Munro was announced as the next Bishop of Ebbsfleet, taking over the portfolio of alternative episcopal oversight held by the retired Bishop of Maidstone, <a href="/wiki/Rod_Thomas_(bishop)" title="Rod Thomas (bishop)">Rod Thomas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ebbsfleet-announcement_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebbsfleet-announcement-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 2 February 2023, Munro was consecrated a bishop by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Welby" title="Justin Welby">Justin Welby</a> at Canterbury Cathedral during the same service as <a href="/wiki/Jane_Mainwaring" title="Jane Mainwaring">Jane Mainwaring</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martin_Gainsborough" title="Martin Gainsborough">Martin Gainsborough</a>. In deference to Munro's <a href="/wiki/Complementarianism" title="Complementarianism">complementarian</a> convictions, the women bishops present refrained from the laying on of hands for Munro,<sup id="cite_ref-ct-consecration_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ct-consecration-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Welby was only assisted by two other male bishops as co-consecrators (<a href="/wiki/Mark_Tanner" title="Mark Tanner">Mark Tanner</a>, Bishop of Chester, and <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Gibbs_(bishop)" title="Jonathan Gibbs (bishop)">Jonathan Gibbs</a>, Bishop of Rochester).<sup id="cite_ref-Newsletter_Feb_23_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newsletter_Feb_23-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the time of Munro's consecration, 148 resolution churches had passed resolutions requesting <a href="/wiki/Alternative_episcopal_oversight" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative episcopal oversight">alternative episcopal oversight</a> from the Bishop of Maidstone or his successor.<sup id="cite_ref-church-times_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-church-times-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of October 2024, Munro is an <a href="/wiki/Honorary_assistant_bishop" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary assistant bishop">honorary assistant bishop</a> in 10 dioceses: Blackburn, Sheffield, London, Oxford, Chelmsford, Chester, Durham, Southwark, Peterborough and Bath and Wells.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockford_10_24_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockford_10_24-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Views">Views</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rob_Munro_(bishop)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Views"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Munro came into office as the General Synod was discussing Anglican bishops' approval (through the Living in Love and Faith process) of <a href="/wiki/Blessing_of_same-sex_unions_in_Christian_churches" title="Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches">same-sex blessings in the Church of England</a> and revisiting the restrictions imposed on <a href="/wiki/LGBT_clergy_in_Christianity" title="LGBT clergy in Christianity">gay clergy in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-llf_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-llf-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Munro commented that the General Synod debate: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"could threaten to break our unity on the doctrine of marriage, redefine our sanctity with respect to holiness and sexual activity, undermine our catholicity having little obvious regard for the wider <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Communion" title="Anglican Communion">Anglican Communion</a> or beyond, and jeopardis[e] our apostolicity with respect to the clear teaching of Scripture. [...] Our received doctrine of marriage, in accordance with Scripture, is that '[...] the union of one man and one woman marriage is in its nature a union permanent and lifelong, for better for worse, till death them do part, of one man with one woman, to the exclusion of all others on either side" (Canon B30), and that includes understanding that 'sexual intercourse, as an expression of faithful intimacy, properly belongs within marriage exclusively' (1999 House of Bishops teaching document Marriage: A Teaching Document). Any move away from this understanding will have serious consequences for our Anglican communion and our mission. It is a serious concern that some recent public pronouncements appear to be at variance with this."<sup id="cite_ref-Newsletter_Feb_23_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newsletter_Feb_23-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>In December 2023, following the General Synod vote to commend and the subsequent introduction of prayers and blessings for same-sex relationships, he expressed his "great sorrow" and stated that it was a "serious error" that risks "misleading them about issues of sin and salvation".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a letter to the clergy under his supervision, Munro strongly recommended against the use of the new prayers, arguing that they have questionable legal status, are a potential confusion of Biblical teachings, and lack clear guidance for conscience; however, he also invited the clergy not to leave the Church of England and offered spiritual advice to those who may need it following the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rob_Munro_(bishop)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Munro is married to Sarah; they have three adult children.<sup id="cite_ref-ebbsfleet-announcement_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebbsfleet-announcement-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rob_Munro_(bishop)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-WW_24-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WW_24_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WW_24_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WW_24_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U297973">"Ebbsfleet, Bishop Suffragan of, (Rt Rev. 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