Robert Saner-Haigh

Robert James Saner-Haigh (born 1973) is a British Anglican bishop. He is currently the Bishop of Carlisle, having previously been the Bishop of Penrith — the sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle — from 2022 to 2025. Before this he was a residentiary canon of Newcastle Cathedral and Director of Mission and Ministry for the Diocese of Newcastle since 2020.

Early life and education He was educated at Birmingham University, graduating with a BA in Ancient History and Archaeology in 1994 and an MPhil in Archaeology in 1998, followed by training for ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, receiving a BA in 2004, upgraded to an MA in 2008.

Ordained ministry He was ordained deacon in 2005, and priest in 2006. He was consecrated as a bishop by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, on 15 July 2022 during a service in York Minster. Following the retirement of James Newcome as Bishop of Carlisle in August 2023, Saner-Haigh was acting diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle.

On 9 May 2025, it was announced that he would become the Bishop of Carlisle. His election was confirmed on the 1 September 2025 and he was installed at Carlisle Cathedral on 29 November 2025.

Views He holds a "traditional view of Holy Matrimony" (i.e. one man and one woman).