Mark Tanner
Mark Tanner | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chester | |
Tanner in 2023 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chester |
| In office | 2020–present |
| Predecessor | Peter Forster |
| Other post(s) | Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham (2011–2016) Bishop of Berwick (2016–2020) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1998 (deacon) 1999 (priest) |
| Consecration | 18 October 2016 by John Sentamu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Simon Austin Tanner November 1970 (age 54) Canada |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse |
Lindsay (m. 1994) |
| Children | Two |
| Education | Loughborough Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford Cranmer Hall, Durham St John's College, Durham University of Liverpool |
Mark Simon Austin Tanner (born November 1970) is a British Anglican bishop and academic. Since 2020, he has been the Bishop of Chester; he previously served as Bishop of Berwick, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Newcastle since his 2016 consecration as bishop; and from August 2011 until his consecration, he was the Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham, a Church of England theological college.