About Robert Ladds
Born 1941. Robert Ladds is an anglican priest, chemist and schoolmaster.
Robert Sidney Ladds (born 15 November 1941) is an English Anglican bishop. From 1999 to 2008, he served as the Bishop of Whitby, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York.
Early life and education Ladds was born on 15 November 1941. After school, he worked as an industrial research chemist from 1959 to 1968. He completed a Certificate in Education (CertEd) in 1970 and a Bachelor of Education (BEd Hons) degree in 1971: these qualifications were validated by the University of London. He was a chemistry teacher at Borden Grammar School, an all-boys school in Sittingbourne, before being ordained. From 1983 to 1991, he was Rector of St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton in the Diocese of Blackburn. He served as Bishop of Whitby, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York from 1999 to 2008.
Views Ladds rejects the ordination of women as priests and bishops.
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