Nicholas Reade

Nicholas Reade (born December 9, 1946 ) is a British Anglican clergyman . He was Bishop of Blackburn from 2004 to October 2012 .

life and career

Reade attended the University of Leeds and graduated in 1970 with a Bachelor and a Diploma in Theology ( Diploma of Theology ). From 1970 he attended the College of the Resurrection in Mirfield to prepare for the priesthood .

In 1973 he became a deacon ordained in 1974 priest . From 1973 to 1975 he was Vicar at St Chad's Church in Coseley in the Diocese of Lichfield .

From 1975 to 1978 he was an assistant vicar at St Nicholas Church in Codshall . At the same time he was a parish administrator (priest-in-charge) for the Holy Cross Church in Bilbrook , also in the diocese of Lichfield.

1978-1982, he served as vicar at St Peter Church in Upper Gornal in the county of Staffordshire , and as a chaplain at the Burton Road Hospital in Dudley worked. From 1982 to 1988 he was vicar at St. Dunstan's Church in Mayfield and was country dean in Dallington . From 1988 to 1997 he was Vicar at St Mary's in Eastbourne and Country Dean of Eastbourne. He was cathedral minister and Präbendar of Chichester Cathedral from 1990 to 1997. From 1997 to 2004 he was Archdeacon of Lewes and Hastings in East Sussex .

From 2004 to October 2012, Reade was Lord Bishop of Blackburn . He was succeeded as Bishop of Blackburn in late September 2013 by Julian Henderson .

During his activity as a priest, Reade also took on tasks in church self-government. From 1995 to 2000 Reade was a member of the General Synod of the Anglican Church, and has been again since 2002.

Reade was the principal of several schools, including St. Mary's Hall School in Brighton , Sussex and the Bishop Bell Church of England Aided Secondary School. From 1988 to 1997 he was a member of the Liturgy Commission in the Diocese of Chichester .

Reade also holds offices in various organizations. Since 1994 he has been President of the Eastbourne and District Police Court Mission and President of the Crowhurst Healing Center , a Christian center for spiritual contemplation and joint preparation times . From 1995 to 1998 he was the asset manager and financial trustee of St. Wilfried Hospice in Eastbourne. Since 1997 he has been the patron of the Sussex Heritage Trust Ltd. , a registered charity for the preservation and promotion of the architectural and natural heritage of Sussex .

Since 2004 he has been a member of the Healing Ministry Group of the House of Bishops. Since 2006 he has been the patron of SELRAP (Skipton and East Lancs Rail Action Partnership) , an initiative to reintroduce the former railway line between Skipton and Colne .

In 2005, Reade became Vice President of the Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) , an aid organization for people with disabilities . In the same year he became patron of the Rosemere Cancer Foundation in Preston , Lancashire and patron of Helping Hands . Since 2006 he has been the patron of the Derian House Children's Hospice in Chorley . Since 2007 he has also been the patron of the Philippi Trust , a Christian pastoral organization in Blackpool .

In 2008, Reade became chairman of the Committee for Ministry of and among Deaf and Disabled People (CMDDP), which is responsible for pastoral care for the deaf in the Church of England. Since 2008 he has also been a member of the Senior Appointments Group , a group for filling management positions in the Church of England.

Reade is married and has one daughter. His wife Christine is a teacher.

Membership in the House of Lords

From October 5, 2009 to October 31, 2012 Reade was a Spiritual Lord in the House of Lords . He gave his inaugural address on November 24, 2009.

His areas of political interest include the support and promotion of people with disabilities and deafness , public welfare and the fulfillment of community tasks, as well as spiritual contemplation and a holistic view of people in society.

Working in public

In questions of canon law, Reade takes a conservative position. He is assigned to the group of traditionalists in the Church of England . Reade noted a dwindling influence of the Church of England. It is also becoming more and more difficult for Christians to profess their faith publicly, especially in areas with a high proportion of immigrants .

In July 2008, he did not take part in the Lambeth Conference , which dealt with issues such as women's ordination and homosexuality . Reade stated that the bishops had not been adequately informed in the run-up to the conference to be able to comment on such important issues.

In August 2008, Reade was one of a group of bishops who issued a public statement defending Archbishop Rowan Williams against criticism of his position on homosexuality. Williams had declared that as Archbishop of Canterbury he represented the teaching of the Church of England, even if as a private person he had a liberal attitude towards homosexuality.

In April 2009 he attended the mass for the silver jubilee of Archbishop Patrick Kelly .

In November 2009, he announced that he would not convert to Catholicism . That was a papal constitution by Benedict XVI. preceded, the Anglican clergy enabled the conversion to Catholicism. For example, married Anglican clergymen can convert to the Catholic faith and remain priests.

At the beginning of Advent in November 2009, he called for Christian symbols to be worn , such as the fisherman's mark or a cross . Reade emphasized that at a time of increasing secularization in all areas of society, where often only the laws of the market are valid, it is important to acknowledge Christian values ​​and their insignia , even if the use of religious symbols is now often considered political not viewed correctly .

Also in November 2009, Reade, as Diocesan Bishop of Blackburn, organized an interreligious seminar in Burnley , in which Rowan Williams and representatives of other religions took part and discussed issues of environmental protection and interreligious dialogue .

In the Advent season in 2009, he took over the post of chief guild (Warden of the Guild) of the Guild of St. Raphael (Guild of St Raphael), a religious organization.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nicholas Reade at the Church of England
2. ↑ The Bishop of Blackburn retires BBC News, October 27, 2012
3. ↑ Nicholas Reade at the See of Blackburn ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Homepage Number10.gov.uk, accessed November 28, 2009 
4. ^ Homepage of the Committee for Ministry of and among Deaf and Disabled People (CMDDP) , accessed November 28, 2009
5. ↑ Nicholas Reade on the homepage of the House of Lords
6. ↑ Nicholas Reade on the TheyWorkForYou.com homepage
7. ^ Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims The Telegraph of January 7, 2008, Homepage Argumentations.com
8. ^ Anglican Communion: More than one in four bishops to boycott Lambeth Conference The Telegraph, July 11, 2008
9. ↑ Home Edgeways Books (PDF; 76 KB), accessed 29 November 2009
10. ↑ Rowan Williams: gay relationships 'comparable to marriage' The Times, August 7, 2008
11. ^ Liverpool: Mass of Thanksgiving for Archbishop Kelly's Silver Jubilee Catholic News
12. ^ Bishop of Blackburn says he will not convert to Rome Religious Intelligence of November 17, 2009
13. ^ Bishop backs call for wearing of Christian symbols Religious Intelligence of November 27, 2009
14. ^ Archbishop of Canterbury in Burnley Burnley Express, November 12, 2009
15. ↑ The Guild of St Raphael ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 29, 2009 

predecessor	Office	successor
Alan Chesters	Bishop of Blackburn 2004–2012	Julian Henderson