Bishop of Manchester
Diocesan Bishop
The Rt. Revd N S McCulloch (Nigel)
Tel: W: 0161 792 2096, F: 0161 792 6826
Address:
Bishopscourt
Bury New Road
Manchester M7 4LE.
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The Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch is one of the most experienced bishops in the Church of England. Under his leadership, Wakefield was branded 'the missionary diocese' and Manchester is a growing diocese.
Bishop Nigel is always keen to use his undoubted skills as a communicator and broadcaster. In the House of Lords he speaks on church and media matters and he has also been a regular religious columnist for The Times. He chaired the General Synod's Religion in Broadcasting Group. How appropriate, then, that he should be Manchester's bishop when it is the centre for religious broadcasting in the UK.
Interfaith issues are close to Bishop Nigel's heart. He was deeply concerned about the civil disorder that broke out in Oldham and other northern towns in 2001. In the Manchester Diocese Bishop Nigel has made sensitive links with the area's ethnic minority groups and communities of other faiths.
The Bishop has a reputation for his ability to be a reconciler and healer. This is matched by a readiness to speak out with courage for what he believes in.
He was appointed by the Archbishops’ Council to chair a legislative drafting group to consider proposals for allowing women to be consecrated as bishops.
A full biography can be found here.
