Press release

Bishop of Chester: 12 May 2020

Queen approves nomination of Reverend Mark Simon Austin Tanner as Bishop of Chester.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

The Queen has approved the nomination of The Right Reverend Mark Simon Austin Tanner MA BA MTh, Suffragan Bishop of Berwick, for election as Bishop of Chester in succession to The Right Reverend Doctor Peter Forster, following his resignation on 30th September 2019.

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Published 12 May 2020