Stephen Platten

Stephen George Platten FSA (born 17 May 1947 at Southgate, Middlesex), is a retired Anglican prelate, the last to serve as diocesan Bishop of Wakefield in the Church of England.

He then pursued further religious studies at Trinity College, Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree.

A member of the Third Order of Saint Francis (TSSF),[6] he served as the Minister Provincial of its European Province from 1991 to 1996.

[1] He stepped down from this rectory in 2016, retiring to live in Northumberland, and continues to serve as an Assistant Bishop in the dioceses of London, Southwark and Newcastle.

[9] Between 2013 and 2020, Platten was Chairman of the Council of Hymns Ancient and Modern, Ltd,[10] before serving as Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers & Newspaper Makers for 2020/21.