Lord Bishop of Gloucester
Michael Francis Perham (born 8 November 1947)is a Church of England bishop, currently serving as the Bishop of Gloucester and on the House of Lords.
Political Career[edit]
Michael Perham joined the House of Lords on the 27th October 2009.
Education[edit]
Perham was born and raised in Dorset. He attended Hardye's School, Dorchester before going to Keble College, Oxford in 1971 to study theology. He also studied theology at Cuddesdon College (now Ripon College Cuddesdon).
Notable Work[edit]
Perham worked as curate at St Mary, Addington between 1976 and 1981. Following this he became chaplain to the Bishop of Winchester and then Secretary to the Church of England Doctrine Commission from 1979 to 1984. He became the Bishop of Gloucester on the 20th January 2004.
