Mark Santer

The Right Reverend Mark Santer
Bishop of Birmingham
Santer in 2015
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Birmingham
In office	1987–2002
Predecessor	Hugh Montefiore
Successor	John Sentamu
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in Worcester (2002–present) Bishop of Kensington 1981–1987 Principal of Westcott House 1972–1981
Orders
Ordination	1964
Consecration	1981
Personal details
Born	(1936-12-29)29 December 1936
Died	14 August 2024(2024-08-14) (aged 87) Poole, Dorset, England
Denomination	Anglican
Profession	Theologian
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge

Mark Santer (29 December 1936 – 14 August 2024) was an English Anglican bishop.[1] He was the father of television producer Diederick Santer.

Early life and education

Santer was educated at Marlborough College and Queens' College, Cambridge, before his ordination in 1964.[2]

Ordained ministry

After being a curate at Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon, he was a tutor at Ripon College Cuddesdon; Dean and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge; assistant lecturer in divinity at the University of Cambridge and finally Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge[3] before his ordination to the episcopate as area Bishop of Kensington in 1981.

After six years at Kensington,[4] he was translated to be the Bishop of Birmingham.[5] During this time he took part in the second phase of the ecumenical discussions of the Anglican—Roman Catholic International Commission and was embroiled in controversy over the use of the term "Winterval", which he opposed.[6]

Retirement and death

In retirement he served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Worcester, while living in retirement in Moseley in Birmingham.[7]

Santer died at his home in Poole on 14 August 2024, at the age of 87.[8][9]

References

1. Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
2. Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
3. The Times, 20 May 1972, p. 16, "Rev Mark Santer to be Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge"
4. The Times, 29 October 1980. p. 16, "New Suffragan Bishop of Kensington"
5. Debrett's People of Today, Ellis, P. (1992), London, Debrett's. ISBN 1-870520-09-2
6. Winterval gets frosty reception - BBC, November 1998
7. "Santer, Mark". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 25 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
8. "Mark Santer". The Times. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
9. "The Right Rev Mark Santer, Birmingham Bishop and vocal critic of the Thatcher government". The Telegraph. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Ronald Goodchild	Bishop of Kensington 1981–1987	Succeeded by John Hughes
Preceded by Hugh Montefiore	Bishop of Birmingham 1987–2002	Succeeded by John Sentamu