Christopher Lowson

The Right Reverend                    Christopher Lowson
Bishop of Lincoln
Diocese	Diocese of Lincoln
In office	2011–present
Predecessor	John Saxbee
Other posts	Archdeacon of Portsmouth/of Portsdown (1999–2006; title changed November 1999) Director of Ministry Division (2006–2011)
Orders
Ordination	1977
Consecration	21 September 2011
Personal details
Born	(1953-02-03) 3 February 1953 Consett, County Durham, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Susan Lowson
Children	James, Rebecca
Alma mater	King's College London

Christopher Lowson (born 3 February 1953) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2011, he has been the 72nd Bishop of Lincoln.

Education and ordination

Lowson was educated at Newcastle Cathedral School, Consett Grammar School and King's College London where he was awarded an Associateship of King's College qualification in theology in 1975. He then studied at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California (as a World Council of Churches' scholar), where he received a Master of Sacred Theology degree in theology before being ordained in 1977. During his work Lowson studied part-time at Heythrop College, University of London where he obtained an Master of Theology degree in pastoral theology in 1996 and, in 2003, he completed a Master of Laws degree in canon law at Cardiff Law School.

Ministry

Lowson was ordained as a deacon in the Diocese of Southwark in 1977 and as a priest in 1978. He began his ordained ministry as an assistant curate in Richmond, Surrey. He was successively priest in charge and vicar at Holy Trinity, Eltham. From 1982 to 1985 he was a chaplain at Avery Hill College and then of Thames Polytechnic to 1991 when he became vicar of Petersfield and rector of Buriton. He held this appointment for eight years, for the last four of which he was also rural dean of Petersfield. In 1999 he became Archdeacon of Portsmouth, which soon after was divided into the archdeaconries of The Meon and of Portsdown; Lowson remained, becoming the Archdeacon of Portsdown until 2006. In that year he was appointed director of the Ministry Division of the Archbishops' Council and a priest vicar at Westminster Abbey, posts he held until the confirmation of his election to the See of Lincoln.

Lowson's election as Bishop of Lincoln was confirmed at Lambeth Palace on 19 July 2011. He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 September 2011 in Westminster Abbey and enthroned in Lincoln Cathedral on 12 November 2011. He is believed to be the only steel worker ever to have been appointed a bishop.

Clubs

He is a member of the Athenaeum Club and the Royal Automobile Club.

Styles

• The Reverend Chris Lowson (1978–1999)
• The Venerable Chris Lowson (1999–2011)
• The Right Reverend Christopher Lowson (2011–present)