Geoff Annas
[3] Born in London,[4] Annas was a senior social worker before attending Salisbury and Wells Theological College.Annas then served as a Team Vicar at St Christopher's Church, Walworth and Warden of the Pembroke College Mission[8] before moving to Southampton in 1994 to be Vicar of St Christopher's Church, Thornhill.In 2007, he additionally became Assistant Area Dean of Southampton and an honorary canon of Winchester Cathedral.[5] It was announced on 2 June 2010 that Annas was to move to the Diocese of Lichfield as area Bishop of Stafford in late September 2010, in succession to Gordon Mursell, who retired early on grounds of ill health.[10] He retired back to Southampton and has been licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Winchester since 2020.