Bishop of Stepney
What was the position of Richard Chartres from May 1992 to 1995?
Richard Chartres Richard John Carew Chartres , Baron Chartres , , FBS ( ; born 11 July 1947 ) is a retired bishop of the Church of England . He was area Bishop of Stepney from 1992 to 1995 and Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017 . He was sworn of the Privy Council in the same year he became Bishop of London . He was also Gresham Professor of Divinity from 1987 to 1992 . In October 2017 , Chartres was made a Life Peer , and he now sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher ; he had previously sat in the House as one of the Lords Spiritual Life . Early life . Chartres was born in Ware , Hertfordshire to Richard Arthur Carew Chartres and Charlotte , daughter of William Day , of London ; the Chartres family were Irish gentry of Huguenot origin . He was educated at Hertford Grammar School ( now Richard Hale School ) and Trinity College , Cambridge ( MA ) , where he studied history before his theological studies at Cuddesdon and Lincoln theological colleges . He has spoken of his great-uncle , John Chartres , ...called [ the ] Mystery Man of the Treaty was a member of Sinn Féin and a Protestant civil servant . He was also undoubtedly a gun runner for Michael Collins . Priest . Chartres was ordained as a priest in 1974 . During this time , he was chaplain to Robert Runcie , then Bishop of St Albans and later Archbishop of Canterbury . He received a Lambeth Bachelor of Divinity degree and holds honorary doctorates from Brunel University , City University London , London Metropolitan University , St . Marys University College , and London Guildhall University . Gresham professor . From 1987 to 1992 , he was aProfessor of Divinity at Gresham College in London . Based on a three-part lecture series , given in May 1992 , he published A Brief History of Gresham College 1597–1997 . During the first lecture of the original lecture series he referred to the college as a magical island like Atlantis disappearing and re-emerging from the sea . This was a reference both to the Invisible College and Francis Bacons New Atlantis . Other Gresham lectures by Chartres covered the Shroud of Turin ( November 1988 ) and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem ( December 1989 ) when he spoke about the Gresham Jerusalem Project as well as on prayer ( 1991 ) . Bishop . On 15 May 1992 , Chartres was nominated area Bishop of Stepney . He was consecrated as bishop on 22 May 1992 at St Pauls Cathedral , by George Carey , Archbishop of Canterbury . In November 1995 , Chartres was confirmed as the Bishop of London . He also became Prelate of the Order of the British Empire and Dean of the Chapel Royal . He is a Privy Counsellor . In 1997 he was appointed a chaplain of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John ( ChStJ ) . He is an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple , a Liveryman of the Merchant Taylors Company and of the Worshipful Company of Vintners , an Honorary Freeman of the Weavers and the Woolmen Companies . In 1997 , Chartres was one of the executors of the will of Diana , Princess of Wales , and delivered an address at her memorial service in 2007 . He confirmed Prince William . On 12 September 2009 he presided at the marriage of Lord Frederick Windsor to actress Sophie Winkleman at the Chapel Royal in Hampton Court Palace . Chartres is the founder and chairman of the trustees of the St Ethelburgas Centre for Reconciliation and Peace . He is also a trustee of Coexist , sitting on the advisory council of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation . In October 2005 , he joined Marianne Suhr at St Giles in the Fields , London , to launch a new maintenance project for the capitals historic churches . In January 2006 , Chartres was criticised by the media for his decision to spend Easter on a cruise ship giving lectures on theology rather than attend the services at St Pauls Cathedral . At the time , Chartres was on a two-month sabbatical , his first in 33 years . He preached the sermon at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011 . In 2013 , Chartres led the state funeral service of Baroness Thatcher , with whom he had a close friendship . Chartres is responsible for the Church of Englands relations with the Orthodox churches , representing the Church of England at the funeral of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow of the Russian Orthodox Church and the enthronement of his successor , Kirill I , in Moscow . On 19 July 2016 , it was announced that Chartres was to retire as Bishop of London effective from Shrove Tuesday , 28 February 2017 , but remain as Dean of the Chapel Royal until the next Bishop of London was in post . He retired as Dean following his 72nd birthday in July 2019 . Green issues . Since its launch in 2006 , Chartres has led the Church of Englands shrinking the footprint campaign , aimed at cutting 80% of the churchs carbon emissions by 2050 . In the launch and subsequently , Chartres criticised pollution of the planet by people going on holidays by plane . Michael OLeary , boss of the low-cost airline Ryanair , responded that the Bishop of London has got empty churches – presumably if no one went on holidays perhaps they might turn up and listen to his sermons . God bless the Bishop ! Also , after criticism that his taking flights for diocese work as well as retaining a chauffeur-driven car were against the ideals of this campaign , he pledged not to fly for a year . In October 2008 , the Independent on Sunday named Chartres as number 75 of the top 100 environmentalists in Britain on their Green List . Patronage . Chartres is an ambassador for wildlife charity WWF and a patron of various other organisations , including : - The Burgon Society for the study of academical dress ( also a Fellow ) - The Georgian Group - Paintings in Hospitals , a charity that provides art for health and social care in England , Wales and Northern Ireland - The Prayer Book Society of England ( ecclesiastical patron ) - Prospex , a charity which works with young people in North London - St Pauls Theological Centre - The Tower Hamlets Friends & Neighbours , a charity which works with older people in East London - The Westminster Theological Centre - The Choral Foundation , Hampton Court Palace - The Nigerian Chaplaincy - a registered UK charity Personal life . In 1982 , Chartres married Caroline ( daughter of Sir Alan McLintock ) , then a freelance writer and now the commissioning editor of a publishing house , with whom he has four children ; Alexander , Sophie , Louis and Clio . He is also a member of the Garrick Club in London . Honours and awards . Chartres was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order ( KCVO ) in the 2009 Queens Birthday Honours . He was raised to the rank of Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order ( GCVO ) on his retirement as Dean of the Chapel Royal on 11 July 2019 . As is customary for Church of England clergymen , however , he did not use the style Sir Richard before his elevation to the peerage . On 12 October 2017 , it was announced that Chartres would be appointed a Life Peer , retaking a seat in the House of Lords where he previously served as one of the Lords Spiritual during his time as Bishop of London . Chartres was created a Life Peer on 7 November 2017 taking the title Baron Chartres , of Wilton in the County of Wiltshire . He joined the House of Lords on that day , and sits in the House as a crossbencher . Honours . - Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order ( GCVO ) - Chaplain of the Order of St John ( ChStJ ) Honorary degrees . - Honorary DD degree from Queen Mary and Westfield College , University of London - Honorary DD degree from City University London : 19 May 1999 - Honorary DD degree from Brunel University : 1999 - Honorary DD degree from St Marys University College ( University of Surrey ) - Honorary D.Litt degree from London Guildhall University - Honorary Doctorate Kings College London : 3 November 2010 . Fellowships . - Fellow of Trinity College , Cambridge : 2017 . - Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London : 10 June 1999 . - Visiting Fellow of Nuffield College , Oxford . - Honorary Fellow of Kings College , Cambridge . - Honorary Fellow of St . Johns College , Cambridge . Styles . - The Reverend Richard Chartres ( 1973–1986 ) - The Reverend Professor Richard Chartres ( 1986–1992 ) - The Right Reverend Richard Chartres ( 1992–1995 ) - The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Richard Chartres ( 1995–2010 ) - The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Richard Chartres , The Lord Bishop of London ( 2010–2017 ) - The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Chartres ( 7 November 20172019 ) - The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Chartres ( 2019present ) External links . - Biography on the Diocese of Londons website - Interview at the World Economic Forum 2011 about faith and climate change - Information on the Debretts People of Today website - Information on the British Parliament website