Stephen Oliver (bishop)

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{{Infobox Christian leader

| honorific-prefix = The Right Reverend

| name = Stephen Oliver

| title = Bishop of Stepney

| diocese = Diocese of London

| term = 2003–6 July 2010 (retired)

| predecessor = John Sentamu

| successor = Adrian Newman

| other_post = Canon Precentor at St Paul's (1997–2003)

| ordination = 1971 (deacon); 1972 (priest)

| consecration = 2003

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|1|7|df=y}}

| religion = Anglican

| parents = John & Nora Greenhalgh

| spouse = Hilary Barkham (m. 1969; d. 2010)

| children = 2 sons, incl. Simon[http://www.dioceseofsouthwell.couk.com/pr_newcathedralcanon.html Southwell diocese – New Cathedral canon] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130102105042/http://www.dioceseofsouthwell.couk.com/pr_newcathedralcanon.html |date=2013-01-02 }}

| occupation =

| profession = Author (prayer)

| alma_mater = King's College London

}}

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Stephen John Oliver {{post-nominals|country=GBR|AKC}} (born 7 January 1948) was the Anglican area Bishop of Stepney from 2003 to 2010.[http://www.london.anglican.org/NewsShow_1619 Diocese of London Details]

Oliver was trained for the priesthood at King's College London,‘OLIVER, Rt Rev. Stephen John’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U28866], accessed 9 July 2012 spending his final year at St Augustine's College, CanterburyCrockfords on-line before a curacy at Clifton, Nottingham.Crockfords (Ibid) After an incumbency at St Mary Plumtree[http://www.plumtreechurch-notts.org/ Church website] in the same diocese he became head of religious programming at the BBC. From 1997 until 2003 he was a Canon Residentiary at St Paul's Cathedral, London[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960911/ai_n14067148 St Paul’s appointment] before his appointment as the area Bishop of Stepney following John Sentamu's appointment as Bishop of Birmingham. Oliver retired on 6 July 2010.[http://www.london.anglican.org/NewsShow_13543 Diocese of London — Service held for retiring Bishop of Stepney]

In March 2013 'Inside Grief' {{ISBN|9780281068432}} edited by Oliver was published by SPCK.