Mark Bryant (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Mark Bryant
The Right Reverend; Mark Bryant
Bishop of Jarrow
	Bishop Bryant being awarded a certificate by the Air Training Corps for his role in ATC chaplaincy
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Durham
In office	2007–2018
Predecessor	John Pritchard
Other post(s)	Archdeacon of Coventry (2001–2007)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1975 (deacon); 27 June 1976 (priest); by David Brown
Consecration	13 September 2007; by John Sentamu
Personal details
Born	8 October 1949 (age 74)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	(m. 1976)
Children	three
Alma mater	Durham University

Mark Watts Bryant (born 8 October 1949) is a retired British Anglican bishop. From 2007 to 2018 he was the Bishop of Jarrow, the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Durham in the Church of England.^[2]

Early life

Bryant was born on 8 October 1949 and educated at St John's School, Leatherhead. He went on to study at St John's College, Durham University,^[1] whence he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1972, and then trained for the ordained ministry at Cuddesdon College for three years.^[3]

Bryant was made a deacon at Petertide 1975 (29 June),^[4] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (27 June 1976), both times by David Brown, Bishop of Guildford, at Guildford Cathedral.^[5] He served his title (curacy) at Addlestone, Surrey from 1975, and moved to Upper Studley, Trowbridge, Wiltshire in 1979, serving as chaplain to Trowbridge College and licensed as an assistant priest at St John the Evangelist, Studley. He was then vicar of that parish from 1983 until his move to Warwickshire in 1988 to become Vocational Development Adviser and Diocesan Director of Ordinands (DDO; head of the Vocations and Training department) for the Diocese of Coventry. Additionally, from 1993 to 2001 he was an honorary canon of Coventry Cathedral. In 1996, he moved to become Team Rector of the Caludon Team Ministry, covering the Coventry suburbs of Stoke, Stoke Aldermoor and Wyken, becoming also Area Dean of East Coventry from 1999. He was Archdeacon of Coventry from 2001 to 2007 and, from 2006, also a Canon Residentiary of Coventry Cathedral.^[1]^[3]

In 2007, Bryant was appointed to become Bishop of Jarrow, the sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Durham. He was consecrated as a bishop by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, in York Minster on 13 September 2007,^[6] and welcomed to the diocese in a special service in Durham Cathedral on 16 September 2007.^[7] He retired on his 69th birthday, 8 October 2018.^[8]

Bryant has been married since 1976 and they have three adult children; his interests include classical music, walking and the arts.^[9]^[10]

^ a b c "Bryant, Mark Watts". Who's Who. Vol. 2017 (November 2016 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 5 August 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Official notification Archived 27 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ a b "Mark Watts Bryant". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 5864. 4 July 1975. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 5 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 5916. 2 July 1976. p. 8. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 5 August 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ York Minster — New Bishop of Jarrow consecrated
^ Durham Cathedral — Installation of the Bishop of Jarrow Archived 20 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Diocese of Durham — Bishop of Jarrow to retire at next birthday (Announced 7 May 2018)
^ Debrett's People of Today London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
^ Diocese of Durham — Bishops Archived 13 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine

Church of England titles
Preceded by Ian Russell	Archdeacon of Coventry 2001–2007	Succeeded by Ian Watson
Preceded by John Pritchard	Bishop of Jarrow 2007–2018	*TBA*

v t e Archdeacons of Coventry and Archdeacons Pastor
High Medieval	Richard Peche Edmund Nicholas Richard Brito (I) Richard de Leghes Robert de Bosco Richard of Gloucester Alexander of Hales Adam de Hoo Lawrence of St Martin William of Kilkenny John Kirkby Richard Brito (II) Robert Stafford Peter de Insula
Late Medieval	Gregory Giudice de Alatri Richard Riccardi de Urbe John Cardinal Gaetani de Urbe Humphrey de Hastanges Hugh de Marisco William de Sallowe William Cross Richard Boule William de Driffield John de Pipe Richard de Birmingham William Lombe Robert de Stretton Robert de Oxton John Heyworth Robert Esple Roger Wall Thomas Mills
Early modern	George Strangeways Ralph Colyngwood John Blythe Henry Comberford Thomas Lever William James William Hinton Samuel Brooke Ralph Brownrigg Francis Walsall John Riland George Downing Lancelot Addison Richard Davies William Wilson Thomas Smallbrook Norman Fotheringham
Late modern	William Vyse Charles Buckeridge William Spooner John Sandford Charles Holbech William Bree George Arbuthnot Claude Blagden Joseph Hunkin Richard Brook Richard Howard Leonard Stanford Eric Buchan Peter Bridges Alan Morgan Ian Russell Mark Bryant Ian Watson John Green (Acting) John Green, "Archdeacon Pastor" Clive Hogger (Acting) Sue Field, "Archdeacon Pastor"

v t e Diocese of Durham
Durham Cathedral Auckland Castle Prince-Bishops Durham Castle
Office holders	Bishop of Durham (vacant) Sarah Clark, Bishop suffragan of Jarrow and acting Bishop of Durham AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Philip Plyming, Dean of Durham Rick Simpson, Archdeacon of Auckland Bob Cooper, Archdeacon of Sunderland Libby Wilkinson, Archdeacon-designate of Durham
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Berwick (16th century) Archdeacon of Northumberland (until 1882; now in Newcastle) Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (1842–1882; now in Newcastle)