Bishop of Bath and Wells
Tel: 01749 672341
Email: bishop@bathwells.anglican.org
About Bishop Michael
Following the announcment by Downing Street on the 28 April 2022 that he would become the 80th Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Rt Revd Michael Beasley was installed at a ceremony at Wells Cathedral on Saturday, 19 November.
Prior to arriving in Bath and Wells in September 2022, he was the Bishop of Hertford, a role which he has held since 2015. Prior to taking a fulltime role with the church, Bishop Michael was an epidemiologist, a background he was called on to use during the pandemic as a member of the Church of England’s Covid task force.
Before his ordination as Bishop of Hertford in the Diocese of St Albans, Bishop Michael served as Director of Mission in the Diocese of Oxford. A scientist by background, he was an epidemiologist specialising in infectious diseases of children in low-income countries.
As well as being a member of the Church of England’s Covid task force he also worked with UNICEF, the NHS, the Government and leaders of different faiths to launch vaccinaid.org which has raised more than £10 million in support of vaccination for low-income countries.
Bishop Michael is already familiar with Somerset. His wife Lizzie is from a farming family from Somerset and prior to Bishop Michael being interviewed for the role of Bishop of Bath and Wells, they both undertook a 60 mile walk around the county.
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The announcement of Bishop Michael's apppointment