Geoffrey Turner (bishop)

Geoffrey Martin Turner (born 16 March 1934) is a retired bishop of the Church of England. He was the sixth Suffragan Bishop of Stockport.[1]

The Rt Revd Geoffrey Turner
Bishop of Stockport
Diocese	Diocese of Chester
In office	1994–2000
Predecessor	Frank Sargeant
Successor	Nigel Stock
Other posts	Honorary assistant bishop in Chester (2002–present) Archdeacon of Chester (1993–1994)
Orders
Ordination	1963 (deacon); 1964 (priest)
Consecration	1994
Personal details
Born	(1934-03-16) 16 March 1934
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Ernest and Winifred Martin
Spouse	Gillian Chope (m. 1959)
Children	2 sons; 1 daughter
Alma mater	Sandhurst

Turner was educated at Bideford Grammar School, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Oak Hill Theological College.[2] Ordained in 1963, he was a curate in Tonbridge and then Vicar of St Peter's Derby.[3] He was then Rural Dean of Wirral until his ordination to the episcopate in 1994. He resigned in 2000[4] and in retirement is an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chester.

References

1. Crockfords On line- accessed Thursday 18 September 2008, 22:37
2. "Turner, Rt Rev. Geoffrey Martin", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 4 July 2012
3. Church website
4. "Official announcement of retirement". Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frank Sargeant	Bishop of Stockport 1994–2000	Succeeded by Nigel Stock