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Stephen Race

b. 1969

British Anglican bishop

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Born 1969. Stephen Race is a British anglican bishop.

Stephen Peter Race SSC (born 1969) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2022, he has been the Bishop of Beverley, the Provincial Episcopal Visitor for traditionalist Anglo-Catholics in the Church of England's Province of York.

Early life and education Race was born in 1969, and raised in Zimbabwe. He studied at the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham, graduating from Durham University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1993.

Ordained ministry Race trained for Holy Orders at St Stephen's House, Oxford. He was made area dean of Barnsley in 2009 and an honorary canon of Wakefield Cathedral in 2011. The Bishop of Beverley provides alternative episcopal oversight to traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parishes in the Province of York that reject the ordination of women as priests and bishops. On 30 November 2022, he was consecrated a bishop during a service at York Minster: the principal consecrator was Tony Robinson, assisted by Philip North and Glyn Webster. In addition, he was made an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Sheffield in 2023, and an assistant bishop of the Diocese of Liverpool and of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in 2023.

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Important facts

Born
1969
Birth century
Occupation
Anglican bishop
Nationality
Education
College of St Hild and St Bede, St Stephen's House
Positions held
Bishop of Beverley

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Who is Stephen Race?

British Anglican bishop

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Stephen Race was born in 1969.

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Stephen Race is an anglican bishop.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stephen Race

· Wikidata: Q116700346

· DBpedia: Stephen Race (bishop)

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