Stephen Lowe (Bishop of Hulme)
|
The Right Reverend Stephen Lowe |
|
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hulme | |
 |
|
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Manchester |
| In office | 1999 – July 2009 (retired) |
| Predecessor | Colin Scott |
| Other posts |
Honorary assistant bishop in St Asaph (2009–present) 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 |
| Parents | Leonard & Marguerite |
| Spouse | Pauline Richards (m. 1967) |
| Children | 1 son; 1 daughter |
| 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 in order 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.
In 2004, Lowe in a diocese newsletter commented on the hymn I Vow to Thee, My Country, stating that he would "not sing it", citing as his rationale was his perception of "racist overtones" in the text and his "unease about growing English nationalism".
In 2006, Lowe has also defended the Church's review of its shares in Caterpillar Inc. and other companies used in the occupied territories by Israel, and the Church's planned sale of Jacob And His Twelve Sons by Francisco de Zurbarán.
In 2008, Lowe voiced support of Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, in the media controversy over Williams' remarks on sharia law, calling the media treatment of Williams "disgraceful" and a "knee-jerk" reaction in interviews on Newsnight and Radio 4 on 8 February and an appearance on Question Time'.
...
Wikipedia