Alastair Redfern

Redfern studied at Christ Church, Oxford.{{Who's Who | title=Redfern, Alastair Llewellyn John | id = U17885 | volume = 2017 | edition = November 2016 online | access-date = 8 May 2017 }} He received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2001 from the University of Bristol.{{Cite web|url=http://www.churchofengland.org/our-views/the-church-in-parliament/bishops-in-the-house-of-lords/bishop-of-derby.aspx|title=Church of England — Bishop of Derby}}[http://en.scientificcommons.org/33700632 Thesis details]{{cite web |last1=Redfern |first1=Alastair Llewellyn John |title=Oversight and authority in the nineteenth century church of England: a case study of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce |url=https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.364954 |website=E-Thesis Online Service |publisher=The British Library Board |accessdate=2 September 2018 |date=2001}} His doctoral thesis was titled "Oversight and authority in the nineteenth century church of England: a case study of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce".

Redfern was ordained a deacon at Petertide 1976 (27 June){{Church Times | title = Petertide ordinations | archive = 1976_07_02_008 | issue = 5916 | date = 2 July 1976 | page = 8 | accessed = 8 May 2017 }} and a priest the following Petertide (26 June 1977), both times by Kenneth Skelton, Bishop of Lichfield, at Lichfield Cathedral.{{Church Times | title = Petertide ordinations | archive = 1977_07_01_004 | issue = 5968 | date = 1 July 1977 | page = 4 | accessed = 8 May 2017 }} He served as a curate in Wolverhampton. He then became a lecturer and later vice principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon.Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, {{ISBN|978-1-870520-95-9}} He was also an honorary curate of Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon between 1983 and 1987.{{Crockford| surname = Redfern | forenames = Alastair Llewellyn John | id = 28574 | accessed = 12 April 2017}} From 1987 to 1997 he was the Canon Theologian of Bristol Cathedral.

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He was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate on 2 December 1997 at Southwark Cathedral{{Church Times | title = News (in brief): News suffragan for Lincoln | archive = 1997_09_26_005 | issue = 7024 | date = 26 September 1997 | page = 5 | accessed = 11 October 2015 }} (by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury)[https://www.diomedia.com/stock-photo-left-to-right-rt-rev-roy-williamson-bishop-of-southwark-rev-canon-peter-price-bishop-of-kingston-most-rev-and-rt-hon-george-carey-archbishop-of-canterbury-and-rev-canon-alastair-redfern-bi-image17560395.html Diomedia] to become suffragan Bishop of Grantham. In 2005, he was translated to be the Bishop of Derby. He was a Member (Lord Spiritual) of the House of Lords from 2010 to 2018.

Redfern retired effective 31 August 2018.[http://www.derby.anglican.org/en/news/latest-news/news-archive/bishop-of-derby-announces-he-will-retire-in-2018.html Diocese of Derby — Bishop of Derby announces he will retire in 2018] (Accessed 8 November 2017)

In 1974, Redfern married Jane Valerie Straw.'DERBY, Bishop of', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U17885 accessed 10 Nov 2017] Together they had two daughters. His first wife died in 2004. In 2006, he married Caroline Boddington.'BODDINGTON, Caroline Elizabeth', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U10000031 accessed 10 Nov 2017] who at the time worked for the Church of England as the Archbishops' Secretary for Appointments.{{cite web|title=Appointments and Development|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/clergy-office-holders/aaad.aspx|website=Church of England|accessdate=10 November 2017}} She retired in 2021.

• The Reverend Alastair Redfern (1976–1987)
• The Reverend Canon Alastair Redfern (1987–1997)
• The Right Reverend Alastair Redfern (1997–2001)
• The Right Reverend Doctor Alastair Redfern (2001–present)

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