Stephen Cottrell

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell SCP
Archbishop of York and Primate of England
Cottrell in 2014
Church	Church of England
Diocese	York
In office	2020–present
Predecessor	John Sentamu
Other post(s)	Bishop of Reading (area bishop) (2004–2010) Bishop of Chelmsford (2010–2020)
Orders
Ordination	1 July 1984 (deacon) 30 June 1985 (priest) by Ronald Bowlby
Consecration	4 May 2004 by Rowan Williams
Personal details
Born	(1958-08-31) 31 August 1958 (age 65) Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Bishopthorpe Palace, York
Spouse	Rebecca
Children	3
Alma mater	Polytechnic of Central London St Stephen's House, Oxford
Member of the House of Lords (Lord Spiritual)
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2014

Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell SCP (/ˈkɒtrəl/; born 31 August 1958) is a Church of England bishop. Since 9 July 2020, he has been the Archbishop of York and Primate of England; the second-most senior bishop of the church and the most senior in northern England.^[1] He previously served as Bishop of Reading (an area bishop in the Diocese of Oxford), 2004–2010, and as Bishop of Chelmsford, 2010–2020.