Roger Sainsbury (bishop)


Roger Sainsbury
Bishop of Barking
DioceseDiocese of Chelmsford
In office1991–2002
PredecessorJames Roxburgh
SuccessorDavid Hawkins
Other post(s)Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (from 2003 until his death)
Archdeacon of West Ham (1988–1991)
Orders
Ordination1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest)
Consecration1991
Personal details
Born(1936-10-02)2 October 1936
Died20 May 2025(2025-05-20) (aged 88)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsFrederick & Lillian
SpouseJennifer Carey (m. 1960)
ProfessionAuthor
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge

Roger Frederick Sainsbury (2 October 1936 – 20 May 2025) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the second area Bishop of Barking (the seventh Bishop of Barking) in the Church of England from 1991 to 2002.