ended children consecration other_post nationality article_title birth_date alma_mater title profession spouse diocese name enthroned predecessor birth_place parents successor religion ordination
30 june 2013 one son , two daughters 1993 bishop of birkenhead 1993 -- 2000 british michael langrish
 1 july 1946 birmingham university bishop of exeter previously educator esther rudd -lrb- m. 1968 -rrb- diocese of exeter michael langrish 2000 hewlett thompson southampton , hampshire douglas langrish & brenda passingham robert atwell anglican 1973
michael langrish

michael laurence langrish -lrb- born 1 july 1946 -rrb- is a retired english anglican bishop .
he was bishop of exeter from 200 to 2013 .
born in southampton , hampshire , the son of douglas frank langrish and brenda florence passingham was educated at king edward vi school , southampton , and birmingham university , where he received a bachelor of social sciences degree in 1967 and a postgraduate certificate in education one year later .
he was further educated at fitzwilliam college , cambridge , where he graduated with a bachelor of arts and a master of arts in theology in 1973 , and in ridley hall , cambridge .
langrish was lecturer in education in nigeria from 1969 to 1971 .
he became deacon in 1973 and was assistant curate at holy trinity church -lrb- shakespeares church -rrb- stratford-upon-avon until 1976 .
in 1974 , he was ordained as a priest , and was chaplain of rugby school from 1976 to 1981 .
in the following year he was made vicar of offchurch and diocesan director of ordinands , and held this post until 1987 .
from 1982 to 1989 he was the bishop of coventry 's examining chaplain and , from 1987 to 1993 , the rector of the rugby team ministry .
langrish was an honorary canon of coventry cathedral between 1990 and 1993 , and bishop of birkenhead from 1993 to 2000 .
in 2000 , he was appointed the 70th bishop of exeter and became a lord spiritual with a seat at the house of lords in 2005 .
he was one of the diocesan bishops who signed a letter against rowan williams ' decision not to block the appointment of jeffrey john as bishop of reading in 2003 .
the others signatories -lrb- referred to , since there were nine , as the `` nazgûl '' -rrb- were : michael scott-joynt -lrb- bishop of winchester -rrb- , michael nazir-ali -lrb- rochester -rrb- , peter forster -lrb- chester -rrb- , james jones -lrb- liverpool -rrb- , george cassidy -lrb- southwell & nottingham -rrb- , graham dow -lrb- carlisle -rrb- , john hind -lrb- chichester -rrb- and david james -lrb- bradford -rrb- .
he was one of four english diocesan bishops who did not ordain women to the priesthood .
since 1968 langrish has been married to esther rudd ; they have one son and two daughters .
langrish was awarded an honorary dd degree by birmingham university in 2006 .
on 6 january 2013 , langrish announced his retirement effective 30 june 2013 .
he duly retired following a final service at exeter cathedral .
