The Bishop of Bedford

Richard Inwood, formerly Archdeacon of Halifax, was consecrated at Southwark Cathedral on March 7th 2003. He has oversight of 150 parishes in Luton and Bedfordshire, under the direction of the Bishop of St Albans.

Married with three grown-up daughters, he has been ordained for 34 years. He served in Sheffield, London, Bath and Yeovil, before becoming Archdeacon of Halifax in 1995. His wife, Liz is a maths teacher and examiner.

Bishop Richard read Chemistry at University College, Oxford, and later, theology at Nottingham University. Before ordination, Richard spent a year teaching in north-west Uganda and worked as a research and development chemist with ICI in Manchester for nearly two years.