| Honorific-Prefix: | The Rt Revd |
| Roger Sainsbury | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | DMin MA(Cantab) |
| Bishop of Barking | |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| Term: | 1991–2002 |
| Predecessor: | James Roxburgh |
| Successor: | David Hawkins |
| Other Post: | Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (2003–present) Archdeacon of West Ham (1988–1991) |
| Ordination: | 1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest) |
| Consecration: | 1991 |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1936 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Parents: | Frederick & Lillian |
| Spouse: | Jennifer Carey (m. 1960) |
| Profession: | Author |
| Alma Mater: | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Roger Frederick Sainsbury (born 2 October 1936)[1] is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the second area Bishop of Barking (the seventh Bishop of Barking) in the Church of England from 1991 to 2002.[2]
Sainsbury was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge[3] before beginning his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church, Spitalfields.[4] He was then "missioner" at Shrewsbury House, Liverpool,[5] Warden of the Mayflower Family Centre, Canning Town;[6] Vicar of Walsall;[7] and finally, before being ordained to the episcopate, the Archdeacon of West Ham. In retirement he serves as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.