Education
Watson was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
priest Bishop of Aston Bishop of Guildford
Watson was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
He formerly served as Bishop of Aston. He was ordained in 1987 after theological studies at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. His first positions were curacies at Street Peter"s Ipsley in the Diocese of Worcester (1987–1991) and Ss John and Peter"s Notting Hill in the Diocese of London (1991–1996), after which he was Vicar of Street Stephen"s East Twickenham, from which three new churches were planted.
He was also the Area Dean of Hampton from 2003 until becoming a bishop.
In 2008 he was appointed as Bishop of Aston and on 26 September 2014 it was announced that he would be translated to Bishop of Guildford. The confirmation of his election to the See of Guildford occurred on 24 November 2014.
His ministry was inaugurated at Guildford Cathedral on 28 February 2015. Watson is married to Beverly, herself ordained in Street Paul"s Cathedral (c 2008).
They have four children: Hannah, Samuel, Joseph and Lydia.
He is the author of The Fourfold Leadership of Jesus, Confidence in the Living God (2009), and The Way of the Desert (2011). He regularly speaks on the themes of Church Growth and Renewal in the United Kingdom, Norway and Sweden. In February 2015, his handling of the controversy over anti-semitic material that was shared online by Stephen Sizer was praised by the Jewish community.
The Reverend Andrew Watson (1988–2008)
The Right Reverend Andrew Watson (2008–present).