Martin Warner

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Martin Clive Warner (born December 24, 1958 ) is a British Anglican theologian . He has been Bishop of Chichester in the Church of England since 2012 .

Life

Warner studied theology at St Chad's College at the University of Durham in the 1970s . In preparation for the priesthood he attended St Stephen's House, Oxford of the University of Oxford . He completed his theology studies with a Ph.D. from. His doctoral thesis dealt with the subject of Marian veneration ; it is entitled Virginity Matters: power and ambiguity in the attraction of the Virgin Mary .

In 1984 he was ordained a deacon ; In 1985 he was ordained a priest . His priests career began from 1984 to 1988 as auxiliary Vicar ( Assistant Curate ) on the Peter's Church in Exeter in the county of Devon . From 1988 to 1993 he was pastor ( Team Vicar ) at the Church of The Resurrection and the affiliated parishes (Parish of The Resurrection) in Leicester . Warner was head ( administrator ) of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham (1993-2002). From 1998 to 2000 he was also a pastor, holding the title “Priest in Charge”, of Hempton with responsibility for the parish in Pudding Norton . He was from 2000 to 2002 Ehrenkanoniker ( Honorary Canon , Canon) at the Norwich Cathedral . He was then pastor ( Associate Vicar ) at St Andrew's Church in Holborn (2002-2003). From 2003 to 2010 he was Canon Residentiary at St Paul's Cathedral ; from 2008 to 2009 he was treasurer of St Paul's Cathedral.

He was ordained bishop on January 26, 2010 in York Minster by John Sentamu , Archbishop of York . On January 30, 2010, he was officially inducted into his office as "Bishop of Whitby" at St Hilda's Church in Whitby . From 2010 to 2012 he was Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese of York in the Church of England as "Bishop of Ramsbury" . In August 2010, Warner suffered while on holiday in Florence a cardiac arrest . He was ventilated and resuscitated by a passerby for 20 minutes until the ambulance arrived. In October 2010 he resumed his office as suffragan bishop. 2008 and 2011 Warner wrote a weekly Sunday's Readings - column of the newspaper Church Times .

On May 3, 2012, his appointment as Bishop of Chichester was officially announced. He succeeded John William Hind , who retired on April 30, 2012. His election was formally confirmed on July 2, 2012, making him formally Bishop of Chichester. His inauguration and enthronement took place on November 25, 2012 at Chichester Cathedral . The inauguration was carried out by Sheila Watson , Archdeacon of Canterbury , who officially enthroned on behalf of Rowan Williams , Archbishop of Canterbury .

Warner belongs to the conservative , traditionalist , Anglo-Catholic wing of the Church of England. On November 20, 2012, Warner was, alongside John Goddard , the suffragan bishop of Burnley, and Geoffrey Rowell , the Bishop of Gibraltar, one of three Diocesan Bishops of the Church of England who voted against the ordination of women for the episcopate in the General Synod of the Church of England . Warner had announced in the general synod that he would not ordain women himself, in particular that he would not ordain women as bishops. However, he stated that he would find a modus vivendi for the diocese of Chichester if the ordination of women to the episcopate should be approved by the general synod. On the other hand, Warner also admitted that the rejection of female bishops resolved in the General Synod of the Church of England in November 2012 had damaged the Church of England. Warner's stance on women's ordinations had led to massive resistance and protests from priests and church members in the diocese of Chichester. On January 3, 2018, he was inducted into the House of Lords as a spiritual lord .

Private

Warner is an avid cyclist . His hobbies include: theater , opera, and medieval and contemporary art .

title

  • 1958-1984: Martin Warner Esq
  • 1984-2000: The Revd Martin Warner
  • 2000-2010: The Revd Canon Martin Warner
  • 2010–2018: The Rt Revd Martin Warner
  • since 2018: The Rt Revd the Lord Bishop of Chichester

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Queen approves Right Reverend Martin Clive Warner for election as Bishop of Chichester , Official Website 10 Downing Street, May 3, 2012. Accessed February 16, 2014
  2. ↑ St Paul's Annual Report 2008.Retrieved February 16, 2014
  3. ^ A b Consecration of the Bishop of Whitby Official website of the Diocese of York, January 26, 2010. Accessed February 16, 2014
  4. ^ Bishop Martin Warner taken ill Official website of the Diocese of York, August 24, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2014
  5. ↑ a b Update from Bishop Martin Official website of the Diocese of York, September 10, 2010. Accessed February 16, 2014
  6. ^ The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance Incorporated - Report of the Board and Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 page 3 + page 6. Retrieved on February 16, 2014
  7. ↑ “Do not be afraid” says new Bishop as he surveys national and local challenges Official website of the Diocese of Chichester on November 25, 2012. Accessed on February 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ a b c d e Women bishops rejection has damaged Church, traditionalist bishop admits in: The Daily Telegraph of November 25, 2012.
  9. ↑ Electronic voting results for Item 501 Voting result of the General Synod of the Church of England on November 20, 2012.
  10. ↑ Women bishops row heats up in Chichester in: Chichester Observer of November 30, 2012
  11. ^ New members of the House of Lords at www.parliament.uk, accessed on July 30, 2018.
predecessor Office successor
Robert Ladds Bishop of Whitby
2010–2012 		Paul Ferguson
John William Hind Bishop of Chichester
since 2012 		-
personal data
SURNAME Warner, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Warner, Martin Clive (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Anglican theologian; Bishop of Chichester
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1958