Bishop of Exeter & Senior Staff
The Bishop of Exeter
The Right Revd Robert Atwell was installed as the 71st Bishop of Exeter Cathedral on 5 July 2014.
Bishop Robert was previously Bishop of Stockport, in the diocese of Chester. He was born and brought up in Ilford, Essex. He read theology at St John’s College, Durham, and trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge. During training he was sent to study at the Venerable English College and Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Attending lectures with seminarians from around the world and exploring the Eternal City was an education in itself.
After a curacy in north London he was appointed Chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge where he taught patristics. From there he took the unusual step of becoming a Benedictine monk at Burford Priory in the Cotswolds. His ten years in monastic life gave him an abiding love of contemplative prayer. These days he maintains his Benedictine vocation as an oblate of the Abbey of Le Bec in Normandy where he makes an annual retreat.
He was Vicar of St Mary’s, Primrose Hill, in the Diocese of London for nine years before being consecrated Bishop of Stockport in 2008.
He is the compiler of two volumes of daily readings for the liturgical year, Celebrating the Saints and Celebrating the Seasons, together with three anthologies of devotional readings: Gift, Love, and Remember. He is the author of The Contented Life: spirituality and the gift of years,the Good Worship Guide: leading worship well, and joint author of the new Church of England discipleship course, Pilgrim. He has also written a book on funeral ministry.
Bishop Robert chairs the Church of England’s liturgical commission, a position he took up in January 2015. He is also the Chair of the Rural Affairs Group for the Church of England.
Email the Bishop of Exeter or phone his office on 01392 272362.
For the AD CLERUM, please go to the Bishop Robert’s Messages and Ad Clerums page.
Bishop Robert is supported by a Senior Staff Team
The Suffragan Bishop of Crediton
The Rt Revd Jackie Searle
32,The Avenue, Tiverton EX16 4HW
01884 250002 Email the Bishop of Crediton
The Suffragan Bishop of Plymouth
The Rt Revd Nick McKinnel
St Mark’s Church, 1 Sanctuary Close, Plymouth PL2 1EN
01752 500059 Email the Bishop of Plymouth
Verena Breed: The Archdeacon of Barnstaple
The Venerable Verena Breed
Stage Cross, Sanders Lane, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple EX32 0BE
01271 375475 Email the Archdeacon of Barnstaple
Andrew Beane: The Archdeacon of Exeter
The Venerable Andrew Beane
Emmanuel House, Station Road, Ide, Exeter EX2 9RS
01392 425577 Email the Archdeacon of Exeter
Douglas Dettmer: The Archdeacon of Totnes
The Venerable Douglas Dettmer
Blue Hills, Bradley Road, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9EU
01626 832064 Email the Archdeacon of Totnes
Nick Shutt: The Archdeacon of Plymouth
The Venerable Nick Shutt
St Mark’s Church, 1 Sanctuary Close, Plymouth PL2 1EN
01752 858382 Email the Archdeacon of Plymouth
Very Reverend Jonathan Greener: Dean of Exeter
Cathedral Offices, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter EX1 1HS
01392 273509
Email the Dean
Alison Stock: Diocesan Registrar
Alison Stock – Partner, Stephens Scown LLP
Tel: 01392 210700
Email the Registrar
Stephen Hancock: Diocesan Secretary
Stephen Hancock
The Old Deanery, The Cloisters, EXETER, EX1 1HS
01392 294927 Email the Diocesan Secretary
Jackie Taylor: Dean of Women’s Ministry
The Rev Preb Jackie Taylor
01548 856231 Email The Dean of Women’s Ministry
Anthea Carter-Savigear: Director of People and Safeguarding
Anthea Carter-Savigear
The Old Deanery, The Cloisters, EXETER, EX1 1HS
01392 294947 Email The Director of People and Safeguarding
