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4 unusual facts about Christopher Cocksworth


Bishop of Coventry

The Right Reverend Dr Christopher Cocksworth was ordained and consecrated as the 9th Lord Bishop of Coventry on 3 July 2008 at Southwark Cathedral.

Christopher Cocksworth

He is the son-in-law of the Rt Revd David Pytches, former diocesan Bishop of Chile, Bolivia & Peru.

He was brought up in Horsham and attended the University of Manchester where he earned a first class degree in theology and later was awarded a PhD under the supervision of Richard Bauckham.

David Pytches

The appointment of his son-in-law, the Reverend Canon Dr Christopher Cocksworth, as the 9th Bishop of Coventry and youngest serving diocesan bishop in the Church of England, was announced in March 2008.



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