Richard John Carew Chartres, Baron Chartres , FBS (; born 11 July 1947) is a retired bishop of the

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. He was

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from 1992 to 1995 and

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from 1995 to 2017. He was sworn of the

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in the same year he became Bishop of London. He was also

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from 1987 to 1992. In October 2017, Chartres was made a

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, and now sits in the

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as a

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; he had previously sat in the House as one of the

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Life

Early life

Chartres was born in

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, to Richard Arthur Carew Chartres and Charlotte, daughter of William Day, of London; the Chartres family were Irish gentry of

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origin. He was educated at Hertford Grammar School (now

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) and

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( MA), where he studied history before his theological studies at

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and

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theological colleges. He has spoken of his great-uncle, John Chartres, "called he'Mystery Man of the

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' was a member of

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and a Protestant civil servant. He was also undoubtedly a gun runner for

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Priest

Chartres was ordained as a priest in 1974. During this time, he was chaplain to

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, then

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and later

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. He received a

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degree and holds

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s from

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, St. Mary's University College, and

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Gresham professor

From 1987 to 1992, he was a Professor of Divinity at

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in London. Based on a three-part lecture series, given in May 1992, he published ''A Brief History of Gresham College 1597–1997''. During the first lecture of the original lecture series he referred to the college as a "magical island like Atlantis" disappearing and re-emerging from the sea. This was a reference both to the

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and

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. Other Gresham lectures by Chartres covered the

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(November 1988) and the

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Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

(December 1989) when he spoke about the Gresham Jerusalem Project as well as on prayer (1991).

Bishop

On 15 May 1992, Chartres was nominated

. He was consecrated as bishop on 22 May 1992 at St Paul's Cathedral, by

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. In November 1995, Chartres was confirmed as the

. He also became

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of the

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and

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. He is a

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. In 1997 he was appointed a chaplain of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John (ChStJ). He is an Honorary

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of the

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, a Liveryman of the

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and of the

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, an Honorary

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of the Weavers' and the Woolmen

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. In 1997, Chartres was one of the

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s of the

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, and delivered an address at her memorial service in 2007. He confirmed

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. On 12 September 2009 he presided at the marriage of

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to actress

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at the

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in Hampton Court Palace. Chartres is the founder and chairman of the trustees of the St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace. He is also a trustee of ''Coexist'', sitting on the advisory council of the

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. In October 2005, he joined

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, London, to launch a new maintenance project for the

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's historic churches. In January 2006, Chartres was criticised by the media for his decision to spend Easter on a cruise ship giving lectures on theology rather than attend the services at

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. At the time, Chartres was on a two-month sabbatical, his first in 33 years. He preached the sermon at the wedding of Prince William and

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on 29 April 2011. In 2013, Chartres led the state funeral service of

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, with whom he had a close friendship. Chartres is responsible for the Church of England's relations with the Orthodox churches, representing the Church of England at the funeral of Patriarch

Alexy II of Moscow Patriarch Alexy II (or Alexius II, russian: link=no, Патриарх Алексий II; secular name Aleksei Mikhailovich Ridiger russian: link=no, Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ри́дигер; 23 February 1929 – 5 December ...

of the

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and the enthronement of his successor, Kirill I, in Moscow. On 19 July 2016, it was announced that Chartres was to retire as Bishop of London effective from

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, 28 February 2017, but remain as Dean of the Chapel Royal until the next Bishop of London was in post. He retired as dean following his 72nd birthday in July 2019.

Green issues

Since its launch in 2006, Chartres has led the Church of England's " shrinking the footprint" campaign, aimed at cutting 80% of the church's

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by 2050. In the launch and subsequently, Chartres criticised pollution of the planet by people going on holidays by plane. Michael O'Leary, boss of the low-cost airline

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, responded that "the Bishop of London has got empty churches – presumably if no one went on holidays perhaps they might turn up and listen to his sermons. God bless the Bishop!" Also, after criticism that his taking flights for "diocese work" as well as retaining a chauffeur-driven car were against the ideals of this campaign, he pledged not to fly for a year. In October 2008, the ''

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'' named Chartres as number 75 of the top 100 environmentalists in Britain on their "Green List".

Patronage

Chartres is an ambassador for wildlife charity WWF and a

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of various other organisations, including: *The

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for the study of

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(also a fellow) *The

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*The

Georgian Group The Georgian Group is a British charity, and the national authority on Georgian architecture built between 1700 and 1837 in England and Wales. As one of the National Amenity Societies, The Georgian Group is a statutory consultee on alterat ...

Paintings in Hospitals Paintings in Hospitals is an arts in health charity in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1959, the charity's services include the provision of artwork loans, art projects and art workshops to health and social care organisations. The charity's acti ...

, a charity that provides art for health and social care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland *The Prayer Book Society of England (ecclesiastical patron) *Prospex, a charity which works with young people in North London *

St Paul's Theological Centre St Paul's Theological Centre (SPTC) is a British centre for theological learning, based at Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in South Kensington, London. It is led by its principal, the Reverend Russell Winfield. SPTC runs a four-week Monday evening cou ...

*The Tower Hamlets Friends & Neighbours, a charity which works with older people in East London *The

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*The Choral Foundation, Hampton Court Palace *The Nigerian Chaplaincy

Personal life

In 1982, Chartres married Caroline (daughter of Sir Alan McLintock), then a freelance writer and now the

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of a publishing house, with whom he has four children: Alexander, Sophie, Louis and Clio. He is also a member of the

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in London, an
Worshipful Company of Drapers
in the City of London.

Honours and awards

Chartres was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2009

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. He was raised to the rank of Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) on his retirement as Dean of the Chapel Royal on 11 July 2019. As is customary for Church of England clergy, however, he did not use the style "

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before his elevation to the

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. On 12 October 2017, it was announced that Chartres would be appointed a

, retaking a seat in the

where he previously served as one of the

during his time as Bishop of London. Chartres took the title "Baron Chartres, of Wilton in the

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", and joined the House of Lords on 7 November 2017, where he sits as a

Honours

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...

(GCVO) - 2019. *:

Chaplain of the Order of St John The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...

(ChStJ)

Honorary degrees

*Honorary DD degree from Queen Mary and Westfield College,

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*Honorary DD degree from

: 19 May 1999 *Honorary DD degree from

: 1999 *Honorary DD degree from St Mary's University College (University of Surrey) *Honorary

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degree from

* Honorary Doctorate

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: 3 November 2010.

Fellowships

* Fellow of

: 2017. * Fellow of the

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: 10 June 1999. * Visiting Fellow of

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. * Honorary Fellow of

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. * Honorary Fellow of

St. John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. The ...

Styles

* ''

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'' Richard Chartres (1973–1986) * ''The Reverend''

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Richard Chartres (1986–1992) * ''The Right Reverend'' Richard Chartres (1992–1995) * ''The Right Reverend and

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'' Richard Chartres (1995–2010) * ''The Right Reverend and Right Honourable'' Richard Chartres, The Lord Bishop of London (2010–2017) * ''The Right Reverend and Right Honourable'' The Lord Chartres (7 November 20172019) * ''The Right Reverend and Right Honourable'' The Lord Chartres (2019present)

References

External links

Biography on the Diocese of London's websiteInterview at the World Economic Forum 2011 about faith and climate changeInformation on the ''Debrett's People of Today'' websiteInformation on the British Parliament website
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