Bishop Ric was appointed as Bishop of Islington in 2015 to oversee the Diocese of London’s church planting and church growth work. He also serves the Church of England nationally, supporting bishops, dioceses, church planters and pioneers, to develop church planting strategies and to plant new worshipping communities to reach new people in new places in new ways. He is the director of the Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication (CCX) which offers church growth and church planting training and support for the full breadth of the church.
Before being appointed to Islington, Bishop Ric was the Bishop of London’s Adviser for Church Planting and Rector of St Paul’s Shadwell.
At the time of his consecration at St Paul’s Cathedral, Bishop Ric commented:
“It’s a huge privilege to be part of a great team in this diverse city and to focus on starting new churches in a variety of contexts. There are so many opportunities and we want to do all we can to help churches reach new communities with the good news of Jesus Christ.”
Email: bishop.islington@london.anglican.org
Twitter: @ric_thorpe
Instagram: ricthorpe
CCX website: ccx.org.uk