predecessor successor religion consecration title other_post profession article_title term birth_date ordination diocese name alma_mater
hugh montefiore john sentamu anglican 1981 bishop of birmingham honorary -rrb- bishop of kensington 1981 -- 1987 principal of westcott assistant house 1972 -- 1981 bishop in worcester -lrb- 2002 -- present theologian mark santer
 1987 -- 2002 29 december 1936 1964 diocese of birmingham mark santer queens ' college , cambridge
mark santer

mark santer -lrb- born 29 december 1936 -rrb- is a retired anglican bishop .
santer was educated at marlborough college and queens ' college , cambridge before his ordination in 1964 .
after being a curate he was a tutor at ripon college cuddesdon ; dean and fellow of clare college , cambridge ; assistant lecturer in divinity at the university of cambridge and finally principal of westcott house , cambridge before his ordination to the episcopate as area bishop of kensington in 1981 .
after six years at kensington , he was translated to be the bishop of birmingham .
during this time he took part in the second phase of the ecumenical discussions of the anglican -- roman catholic international commission and was embroiled in controversy over the use of the term `` winterval '' , which he opposed .
in retirement he served as an assistant bishop in the diocese of worcester .
