James Langstaff

Who is James Langstaff?

James Henry Langstaff is the current Bishop of Rochester.

Langstaff was educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford and ordained in 1982. His ordained ministry began with a curacy at St Peter's Farnborough, Hampshire, after which he was Vicar of St Matthew's Duddeston and St Clement's Nechells. He was the then chaplain to the Rt Revd Mark Santer and Area Dean of Sutton Coldfield before his ordination as Bishop of Lynn in 2004. Langstaff was enthroned as Bishop of Lynn on 26 June 2004.

On 22 June 2010, it was announced that Langstaff was to become the Bishop of Rochester, succeeding the Rt Revd Michael Nazir-Ali. He was installed on 11 December 2010.

Langstaff is married with two children, Alasdair and Helen.