John Fenwick is a Diocesan Bishop in the Free Church of England. He holds degrees in Zoology and Theology from the Universities of Durham, Nottingham and London, while his doctoral thesis on the Liturgy of St James was published by the Oriental Institute in Rome. A former Ecumenical Secretary to two Archbishops of Canterbury, he has served as co-secretary to the international Anglican-Orthodox dialogue. For the past twenty years he has been a regular visitor to South India, researching the Churches of Syrian heritage there.