title: Stuart Bain
text: # Stuart Bain
  
  John Stuart Bain (born 12 October 1955) was the Archdeacon of Sunderland from 2002 until 2018.
  
  ## Early life
  
  White was educated at Van Mildert College, Durham and trained for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge.
  
  ## Ordained ministry
  
  Bain was ordained in 1981 and served curacies in Washington and Dunston. He was Area Dean of Auckland from 1996 to 2002; was made an Honorary Canon of Durham Cathedral from 1998 to 2002; and Archdeacon of Sunderland in 2002.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Bain married Angela Forster in 1978: they have two sons and one daughter.
  
  Stuart was the father of video game commentator John Bain (TotalBiscuit)
  
  ## Styles
  
  * The Reverend Stuart Bain(1981–2002; 2018–present)
  * The Venerable Stuart Bain (2002–2018)
  