John Thomson (bishop)
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John Bromilow Thomson (born 1 July 1959) is a Church of England bishop. Since 2014, he has been the Bishop of Selby, a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of York.
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Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Bishop of Selby |
In office | July 2014 to present |
Predecessor | Martin Wallace |
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Ordination | 1985 (deacon) 1986 (priest) by David Lunn |
Consecration | 3 July 2014 by John Sentamu |
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Born | (1959-07-01) 1 July 1959 (age 64) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
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He began his ordained ministry as a curate and youth chaplain in the Diocese of Sheffield, before moving to South Africa and the Anglican Church of Southern Africa as a tutor at a theological college. He returned to Sheffield where he was a vicar from 1993 to 2001 and the director of ministry for the Diocese of Sheffield from 2001 to 2014.