Education
University of Leeds.
University of Leeds.
Educated at King"s School Worcester, Leeds University and Trinity College, Bristol, Magowan was ordained in 1981. His first ministry position was as a curate in Owlerton, Sheffield, followed by a second curacy in Durham. Later he was Vicar of Egham then its rural dean
Before being ordained to the episcopate he was Archdeacon of Dorset from 2000 to 2009.
He also simultaneously holds the post of Archdeacon of Ludlow ex officio. Magowan is married with three children.
The Reverend Alistair Magowan (1981–2000)
The Venerable Alistair Magowan (2000–2009)
The Right Reverend Alistair Magowan (2009–present).