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Rob Saner-Haigh
British Anglican bishop
Robert James Saner-Haigh (born 1973) is a British Anglican bishop. He has been the Bishop of Penrith — the sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle — since 2022; he was previously a residentiary canon of Newcastle Cathedral and Director of Mission and Ministry for the Diocese of Newcastle since 2020.
Rob Saner-Haigh | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Penrith | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Carlisle |
| In office | 2022 to present |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2005 (deacon) 2006 (priest) |
| Consecration | 15 July 2022 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Children | Halford |
| Alma mater | |
He was educated at Birmingham University, graduating with a BA in Ancient History and Archaeology in 1994 and an MPhil in Archaeology in 1998, followed by training for ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, receiving a BA in 2004, upgraded to an MA in 2008.[1][2][3]
He was ordained deacon in 2005, and priest in 2006.[2] He was curate of Appleby-in-Westmorland in the Diocese of Carlisle from 2005 to 2007, then from 2007 to 2010 held the joint post of bishop's domestic chaplain, and curate of Dalston with Cumdivock, in the same diocese. From 2008 to 2010, he was also director of ordinands for the diocese.[2]
In 2010, he was appointed priest in charge of Kendal Parish Church, and held that position until 2020 when he became a residentiary canon of Newcastle Cathedral and Director of Mission and Ministry for the Diocese of Newcastle.[2][1]
On 27 May 2022, it was announced that he was to become Bishop of Penrith in the Diocese of Carlisle.[4] He was consecrated as a bishop by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, on 15 July 2022 during a service in York Minster.[5] Since the retirement of James Newcome as Bishop of Carlisle in August 2023, Saner-Haigh has been acting diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle.[6][7]
Views
He holds a "traditional view of Holy Matrimony" (i.e. one man and one woman).[8]
- "Appointment of Bishop of Penrith: 27 May 2022". UK Government. 27 May 2022.
- Crockford's Clerical Directory (104th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2016. p. 786. ISBN 978-0-7151-1098-0.
- "Diocese of Carlisle - News - Bishop's consecration to reflect Cumbrian heritage". www.carlislediocese.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- "Well-known former Cumbrian vicar named as new Bishop of Penrith". Diocese of Carlisle. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "The new Bishop of Penrith is consecrated". Diocese of Carlisle. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Archbishop of York Statement on the Crown Nominations Commission for the next Bishop of Carlisle". The Archbishop of York. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- "Bishop of Carlisle and Bishop of Penrith". carlislediocese.org.uk. Diocese of Carlisle. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- "Bishops respond to Living In Love and Faith proposals". Diocese of Carlisle. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Bishop James and Bishop Rob add: "Many of you will know that, as bishops in this diocese, we hold a traditional view of Holy Matrimony and that we have argued for this.