Alistair James MagowanUsually spelled "Alistair" but also seen spelled as "Alastair". (born 10 February 1955) is a British retired

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bishop. He served as the

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— the sole

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of the

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— from 2009 until his 2020 retirement.

Early life and education

Magown attended

Leeds University , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

, gaining his

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(BSc) degree in Animal Physiology and Nutrition in 1977, and

Trinity College, Bristol Trinity College, Bristol is an evangelical Anglican theological college located in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, England. It offers a range of full-time and part-time taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses which are validated by the University o ...

, to train for the ministry from 1978 and being awarded a

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(DipHE).

Ordained ministry

Magowan was made a deacon at

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1981 (28 June) and ordained a priest the Petertide following (27 June 1982) — both times by

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. His first ministerial role (title post) was as

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(1981–1984), followed by a second curacy, at St Nicholas',

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(1984–1989). He remained in Durham as chaplain to St Aidan's College (1984–1989), then moved to

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, where he served as

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of St John's,

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(1989–2000); while at Egham he was also

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(1993–1998) and chair of the Guildford Diocesan Board of Education (1995–2000). In 2000, he moved to become

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until 2009; in that role he was also a

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and

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and chair of the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education (from 2003).

Episcopal ministry

In 2009, he was appointed to become

, the sole

of the

. He was ordained and consecrated as a bishop on 29 September 2009 at

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.Diocese of Hereford — New Bishop to get Go Ahead at St Paul's LondonArchived
18 March 2010; accessed 20 August 2017) As Bishop of Ludlow, he ''ex officio'' holds the post of

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(he was collated on 2 October 2009) and has been a prebendary of

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since 2010. He retired effective 30 April 2020.

Retirement

In retirement, Magowan has served as part-time Acting

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in the

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, 1 November 2020–2021 and as an

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of the diocese since 2021.

Personal life

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Styles

*''

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'' Alistair Magowan (1981–2000) *''

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'' Alistair Magowan (2000–2009) *''

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'' Alistair Magowan (2009 onwards)

Notes

References

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