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Stephen Lake | |
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| Bishop of Salisbury | |
.jpg) Bishop Lake in 2022 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Salisbury |
| In office | April 2022 to present |
| Predecessor | Nick Holtam |
| Previous post(s) | Dean of Gloucester (2011–2022) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1988 (deacon) 1989 (priest) |
| Consecration | 25 April 2022 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1963-12-17)17 December 1963 (age 61) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
Stephen David Lake (born 17 December 1963) is anAnglican clergyman and author who has beenBishop of Salisbury since April 2022; he was previouslyDean of Gloucester from June 2011.
After acuracy atSherborne Abbey he waspriest in charge atSt Aldhelm's Church,Branksome thenRural Dean ofPoole. He was aCanon Residentiary andSub-Dean atSt Albans Cathedral from 2001 until June 2011, when he became Dean of Gloucester. He was confirmed as Bishop of Salisbury in April 2022.
Lake was born on 17 December 1963 inPoole,Dorset, England.[1] After serving as a Community Service Volunteer he attendedChichester Theological College and was ordained in 1988 asdeacon and 1989 as priest.
In 2011, he studied part time atKing's College London, receiving a Master of Arts in Theology, Politics and Faith-Based Organisations. In 2016, he was made an Honorary Fellow for services to the City of Gloucester and the University by theUniversity of Gloucestershire.
Lake was ordained atSalisbury Cathedral and served his curacy at Sherborne Abbey. In 1992, he became vicar of Branksome St Aldhelm's Church, becoming Assistant Rural Dean of Poole in 1996 and Rural Dean of Poole in 2000.[2]
In 2001, Lake became Sub-Dean and Canon Residentiary ofSt Albans Cathedral and was acting Dean between 2003 and 2004. From 2003 to 2011, he was a member of theGeneral Synod.
In 2011, he became Dean of Gloucester;[3] he was instituted atGloucester Cathedral on 12 June. He was aChurch Commissioner, acting Chair of the Bishoprics and Cathedrals Committee, and a member of the Church of England Emerging Church Steering Group. He was also lead Dean forsafeguarding.
In Gloucester, his particular interests were the delivery of Project Pilgrim, the £10m development project for the Cathedral; and his role as Chair of the Regeneration Advisory Board for the City of Gloucester, which became the City Centre Commission in 2021.
In January 2022 it was announced that he had been appointedBishop of Salisbury,[4] to take office "after Easter" 2022.[5] Hiselection wasconfirmed on 1 April 2022 (at which point he legally became Bishop of Salisbury); he was consecrated as a bishop on 25 April 2022 byJustin Welby,Archbishop of Canterbury, atSouthwark Cathedral.[6]
In November 2023, he was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of thePrayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy".[7]
Lake has been a member of the Scout Association since he was a Cub Scout and is currently chair of Gloucestershire Scouts and vice president of Dorset Scouts, having been a national trustee from 2007 to 2012.[citation needed]
He is married to Carol and they have three children.
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| Preceded by | Dean of Gloucester 2011–2022 | TBA |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Salisbury 2022–present | Incumbent |
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