their opposition to the House of Bishops' report to General Synod on sexuality, which recommended no change to the Church's canons or practices around sexuality. By 13 February, a serving bishop (Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham) and nine further retired bishops had added their signatures; on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod. Personal life Platten is married to Rosslie, whose work is focused particularly on children with special needs. They have two sons, Aidan and Gregory, who are both also ordained in the Church of England. His homepage states that he "has particular interests in the study of theology and relations with other churches. He has recently been appointed as Chairman of the Church of England Liturgical Commission, which seeks to develop the worshipping life of the church." It also states that his interests include reading, walking, Northumberland and music. Styles The Reverend Stephen Platten (1975–1983) The Reverend Canon Stephen Platten (1983–1995) The Very Reverend Stephen Platten (1995–2003) The Right Reverend Stephen Platten (2003—present) Writings (with Mary Tanner) He has also edited: Marriage, Helen Oppenheimer, Mowbray, London 1990 Good for the Poor, Michael Taylor, Mowbray, London 1990 Working with God, Andrew Stokes, Mowbray, London 1992 The Ethics of I.V.F., Anthony Dyson, Mowbray, London 1995 Dreaming Spires?: Cathedrals in a New Age, London, 2006 Holy Ground: Cathedrals in the Twenty First Century. Sacristy Press. 2017. Oneness: The Dynamics of Monasticism. SCM Press. 2017. Austin Farrer for Today: A Prophetic Agenda (with Richard Harries). SCM Press. 2020. He has edited and contributed to eight books: New Soundings, Darton, Longman and Todd 1997 Flagships of the Spirit, Darton, Longman and Todd 1998 Seeing Ourselves: Who are the Interpreters of Contemporary Society, Canterbury Press Norwich 1998 The Retreat of the State: Nourishing the Soul of Society, Canterbury Press, Norwich 1999 Ink and Spirit: Literature and Spirituality, Canterbury Press, Norwich 2000 Open Government, Canterbury Press, Norwich 2000 Runcie: On Reflection, Canterbury Press 2002 Anglicanism and the Western Christian Tradition, Canterbury Press 2003 Reinhold Niebuhr and Contemporary Politics: God and Power. Oxford University Press. 2010 (with Richard Harries) Comfortable Words: Polity, Piety and the Book of Common Prayer. SCM Press. 2012. (with Fr Christopher Woods). Austin Farrer: Oxford Warden, Scholar and Preacher. SCM Press.2020. (With Markus Bockmuehl). References External links Diocese of Wakefield website information Photographs CV Bishops of Wakefield (diocese) 1947 births Living people Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Alumni of the UCL