Chairman of the Council of Bishops
Dioceses:
Biography:
The Rt Revd Tony Robinson is currently the Area Bishop of Wakefield, in the new Diocese of Leeds. Bishop Tony is a former teacher who moved to West Yorkshire in 1997, first as Archdeacon of Pontefract and then in 2002 as Bishop of Pontefract. He chairs Kirklees Faiths Forum and is Co-Chair of North Kirklees Interfaith Council working with Muslims and Christians in Dewsbury and Batley. He was a founder member of Interfaith Kirklees, which works with schools to provide education and promote community cohesion, and also chairs the Wakefield Interfaith Group.
Address:
Pontefract House,
181a Manygates Lane,
Sandal,
Wakefield,
WF2 7DR