Philip Mounstephen
Philip Ian Mounstephen (born 13 July 1959) is a British Anglican bishop and missionary. He has been the Bishop of Winchester since 2023, having been Bishop of Truro from November 2018 until 2023. Mounstephen was previously the executive leader of the Church Mission Society (CMS); worked for the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS); and served in parish ministry in the Diocese of Oxford, the Diocese of Southwark and the Diocese in Europe.
Philip Mounstephen
2023–present
Executive leader, Church Mission Society (October 2012 – November 2018)
Bishop of Truro (2018–2023)
1988 (deacon)
1989 (priest)
30 November 2018
by Justin Welby
13 July 1959 Crookham Village, Hampshire
British
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Early life and education[edit]
Mounstephen was born on 13 July 1959 in Crookham Village, Hampshire, England.[1] He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford, a private boarding school in Oxford, Oxfordshire.[1] He studied English literature at the University of Southampton, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1980.[2][3] He then underwent teacher training at Magdalen College, Oxford, completing his Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in 1981.[1]
In 1985, Mounstephen entered Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, an Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry.[2] During this time, he also studied theology at Magdalen College, Oxford, and he graduated with a further BA in 1987:[1] as per tradition, his BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree.[2] He also completed a Certificate in Theology (CTh) in 1988.[1]