Christopher Boyle
{{Short description|English Anglican bishop}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = The Right Reverend
| name = Christopher Boyle
| honorific-suffix =
| title = Bishop of Northern Malawi
| church = Church of England
Church of the Province of Central Africa
| diocese = Northern Malawi
| term = 2001{{snd}}2009
| predecessor = Jackson Biggers
| successor = Fanuel Magangani
| other_post = Assistant Bishop of Leicester (2009–2017)
| ordination = 1976 (deacon); 1977 (priest)
| consecration = 22 April 2001[http://www.stmaryseast.org/Messengers/102-2.pdf Saint Mary's Messenger, Pentecost 2001] p. 6 (Accessed 26 April 2014)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
| nationality = British
| religion = Anglican
| residence =
| alma_mater = King's College London
}}
Christopher John Boyle {{post-nominals|country=GBR|AKC}} (born 8 November 1951) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Northern Malawi in the Church of the Province of Central Africa (2001–2009) and the last Assistant Bishop of Leicester in the Church of England (2009–2017).{{cite web|url=http://www.leicester.anglican.org/about-us/people/asst-bishop/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904223851/http://www.leicester.anglican.org/about-us/people/asst-bishop/|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2012|title=Asst Bishop|publisher=Diocese of Leicester|accessdate=29 March 2012}}{{Who's Who | title=Boyle, Christopher John | id = U251557 | volume = 2017 | edition = November 2016 online | access-date = 31 May 2017 }}
Early life and priestly career
Born and raised in Birmingham, Boyle studied at King's College London and was ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1976. He was ordained priest a year later, one year into serving his four-year title as assistant curate at Emmanuel, Wylde Green. In 1980, Boyle became Chaplain to Hugh Montefiore, Bishop of Birmingham until 1983, when he became Rector at St Mary and St Margaret, Castle Bromwich. While in Castle Bromwich, he also served as Area Dean of Coleshill (1992–1999), Priest-in-charge at All Saints, Shard End (1996–1997) and Honorary Canon of St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham (from 1996), until his emigration in 2001.
Episcopal career
In 2001, he became an Anglican bishop when he was consecrated Bishop of Northern Malawi, following his 2000 election to the post. He served in Africa for eight years before resigning to return to Britain – his successor as diocesan bishop was the first African bishop to serve in that role. He became Assistant Bishop of Leicester, and the first full-time stipendiary assistant bishop, acting as if a suffragan bishop, in the Diocese of Leicester, upon his installation on 6 September 2009.{{Church Times | title = News: Bishop moves from Malawi to Leicester | archive = 2009_09_11_006 | issue = 7643 | date = 11 September 2009 | page = 6 | accessed = 1 February 2016 }} He retired effective 31 May 2017.[https://www.leicester.anglican.org/bishop-christopher-announces-retirement/ Diocese of Leicester — Christopher announces retirement] (Accessed 20 January 2017)
Styles
- The Reverend Christopher Boyle (1976–1996)
- The Reverend Canon Christopher Boyle (1996–2001)
- The Right Reverend Christopher Boyle (2001–present)
References
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Category:Alumni of King's College London
Category:Associates of King's College London
Category:Anglican bishops of Northern Malawi
Category:Assistant bishops of Leicester (1987–2017)
Category:21st-century Anglican bishops in Malawi
Category:Clergy from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:21st-century Church of England bishops
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