John Inge

John Geoffrey Inge KCVO (/ɪndʒ/ INJ; born 26 February 1955) is a retired British Anglican bishop.

[2] He went on to study chemistry at St Chad's College, Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1977.

[5] In 1979, he undertook teacher training at Keble College, Oxford and received a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

He taught chemistry at Lancing College, a mixed-gender independent boarding and day school in West Sussex.

From 1990 to 1996, he was the vicar of St Luke's Church, Wallsend in the Diocese of Newcastle, where he also chaired the Board for Mission and Social Responsibility.

Inge has led numerous groups to Africa, India, South America, Russia and the Holy Land.

He joined his first cousin in the Upper House, Field Marshal The Lord Inge, a former Chief of the Defence Staff.

On 15 February 2013 it was announced that he had been appointed to the office of Lord High Almoner,[16] a post in the royal household.

[19] In November 2023, he was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy".

[26] On 13 November 2024, on his retirement as Lord High Almoner, the King invested Inge with the insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO).