after all the investigations and inquiries had cleared him." Later life Perham continued as president of the Alcuin Club and as vice-president of Women and the Church. He was a visiting scholar at Sarum College and an honorary fellow of Ripon College Cuddesdon. In January 2016 he became chair of the Board of Governors of the University of St Mark & St John (Marjon) in Plymouth. In March 2016 he was appointed to the Fabric Advisory Committee of York Minster (responsible for the care, conservation, repair and development of this 800-year-old Gothic cathedral). Also in 2016, he was appointed an honorary assistant bishop in four dioceses: Bath & Wells, Carlisle, Portsmouth and Salisbury. Perham died on 17 April 2017, aged 69. His death was announced by his successor as Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek. His Funeral Eucharist was held at Gloucester Cathedral on 6 May 2017; over 1000 people attended the service. Personal life Perham was married to Alison Grove, a palliative care consultant. The couple had four adult daughters: Rachel, Anna, Sarah and Mary. He listed one of his hobbies as writing liturgical texts. Honours He was made a Freeman of the City of Gloucester on 27 March 2014 at a Special Meeting of the City Council. Perham was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music in 2002 and an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Gloucestershire in 2007. In 2016, he was awarded the Cranmer Award for Worship by the Archbishop of Canterbury for his work on Common Worship. Selected publications Lively Sacrifice (1992) Enriching the Christian Year (1993) Celebrate the Christian Story (1997) The Sorrowful Way (1998) A New Handbook of Pastoral Liturgy (2000) Signs of Your Kingdom (2002) Glory in Our Midst (2005) To Tell Afresh (2010) The Hospitality of God with Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves (2011) Jesus and Peter (2012) Echoing the Word with Paula Gooder (2013) Styles Michael Perham Esq (1947–1976) The Revd Michael Perham (1976–1992) The Revd Canon Michael Perham (1992–1998) The Very Revd Michael Perham (1998–2004) The Rt Revd Michael Perham (2004–2017) References 1947 births 2017 deaths Bishops of Gloucester Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Provosts and Deans of Derby Anglo-Catholic bishops English Anglo-Catholics People educated at Hardye's School People associated with Sarum College 21st-century Church of England bishops 20th-century Anglican theologians 21st-century Anglican theologians