Michael Hooper (bishop)

Michael Wrenford Hooper (born 2 May 1941) is a retired Anglican bishop in the Church of England who also served as the suffragan Bishop of Ludlow from 2002 to 2009.^[2]

The Rt Revd Michael Hooper
Bishop of Ludlow
Diocese	Diocese of Hereford
In office	2002–2009
Predecessor	John Saxbee
Successor	Alistair Magowan
Other posts	Assistant bishop in Worcester (2010–present)[1] ex officio also Archdeacon of Ludlow (2002–2009) Archdeacon of Hereford (1997–2002)
Orders
Ordination	1965 (deacon); 1966 (priest)
Consecration	2002
Personal details
Born	(1941-05-02) 2 May 1941 (age 84)
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Rosemary Edwards (m. 1968)
Children	2 sons; 2 daughters
Alma mater	St David's College, Lampeter

Hooper was educated at the Crypt School in Gloucester and the University of Wales, Lampeter. He was ordained in 1966, serving in Shropshire as a curate at St Mary Magdalene's Bridgnorth 1965-1970, then, successively, as vicar of Minsterley 1970-1981 and, during same period, priest in charge at Habberley 1970-1978 and Rural Dean of Pontesbury 1975-1980.^[3]

In 1981 he moved into Herefordshire where he served successively in Leominster as parish vicar to 1985, and then team vicar, when a team ministry was formed to serve the vicinity, from 1985 to 1997 and, simultaneously Rural Dean of Leominster from 1981 to 1997, and priest-in-charge of Eyton (1981-1985) and of Eye, Croft with Yarpole and Lucton (1991-1997);^[3] and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, the Archdeacon of Hereford from 1997 to 2002.^[4]

He married in 1968 Rosemary Anne Edwards and the couple have two sons and two daughters.^[5]