Keith Riglin

Riglin was ordained in June 1983 at Kenton Baptist Church, Harrow, Middlesex, and worked in Baptist and Reformed churches for many years.[3][1] He was Associate Minister at Manvers Street Baptist Church, Bath and hon Chaplain at the University of Bath from 1983 to 1987; a Lecturer in church history and the philosophy of religion at the United Theological College of the West Indies, Jamaica[3], as a member of the Baptist Missionary Society, from 1987-89; Minister of Amersham Free Church, [4] from 1989 to 1996; and Minister and University Chaplain at St Columba's Church, Cambridge from 1997-2008. Riglin was hon Chaplain at Wolfson College, Cambridge from 1998 to 2008. Prior to his move from Amersham to Cambridge, Riglin transferred from the List of Accredited Ministers of the Baptist Union of Great Britain to the Roll of Ministers of the United Reformed Church.

Following a year as a visiting scholar at Westcott House, Cambridge,[1] Riglin received holy orders in the Church of England in 2008, serving his title as Associate Vicar at the Parish of St Clement Notting Dale and St James Norlands, Notting Hill,[3][1] and Chair of the ClementJames Centre. For three months in 2012 he served as Interim Rector at Christ Church, Lochgilphead, before his appointment as Chaplain at King's College London at Easter 2012, where he also served as a Visiting Lecturer in theology and religious studies. In 2017 he was appointed Vice Dean of the College.[3][1] He was honorary Assistant Priest at St Anne’s Church, Soho from 2016, and at St Mary-le-Strand Church London, from 2017. He was Director of Ordinands in the Diocese of London from 2019.[1] Riglin was an Authorised Presbyter at Wesley’s Chapel, London where Dr Jennifer Smith, to whom he is married, serves as Superintendent Minister.[3] In March 2020 he became an honorary Canon of St John’s Cathedral, Oban.[3][1]

In a unique online episcopal election on 30 January 2021, the Electoral Synod of the Diocese of Argyll & The Isles selected Riglin as its new bishop, following the translation of the Rt Revd Kevin Pearson to the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway in 2020.[3]

His consecration took place at St John's Cathedral, Oban on 1 May 2021.[5] The service was led by the Most Revd Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.[5] Physical attendance was limited due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the event was streamed live to an online audience.[5][6] From 2021 Riglin also became Provost at The Cathedral of the Isles, Cumbrae.[1]