Alan Chesters


Alan Chesters
Bishop of Blackburn
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Blackburn
Installedc.1989
Term ended2003 (retirement)
PredecessorStewart Cross
SuccessorNicholas Reade
Other post(s)Honorary assistant bishop in Southwark and in Chichester
2011–present
Honorary assistant bishop in Chester
2003–2010
Honorary assistant bishop in Europe
2003–present
Archdeacon of Halifax
1985–1989
Orders
Ordination1962 (deacon); 1963 (priest)
Consecration24 April 1989
Personal details
Born (1937-08-26) 26 August 1937
DenominationAnglican
ParentsHerbert & Catherine Chesters
Alma materSt Chad's College, Durham

Alan David Chesters CBE (born 26 August 1937) was the Bishop of Blackburn from 1989 to 2003.