Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

 

Paul Thomas (bishop)


Paul Thomas

Bishop of Oswestry (PEV)
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseLichfield
In office2023 to present
Previous post(s)Vicar of St James's Church, Paddington (2011–2023)
Orders
Ordination2002 (deacon)
2003 (priest)
Consecration2 February 2023
by Martin Warner
Personal details
Born
Paul Richard Thomas

1975 (age 49–50)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma materCardiff University
Ripon College Cuddesdon

Paul Richard Thomas SSC (born 1975) is a British Anglican bishop who has served as Bishop of Oswestry, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield, and the provincial episcopal visitor for the western half of the Province of Canterbury (a position formerly held by the Bishop of Ebbsfleet) since February 2023.[1] From 2011, he was vicar of St James's Church, Paddington.

Early life and education

Thomas was born in 1975 and raised in Carmarthenshire, Wales.[2][3] He studied medieval English at Cardiff University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1996.[4] He continued his studies and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1998[2] or 1999.[3] He trained for ordained ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon, a theological college near Oxford.[5] He graduated with a further BA in 2001 and an MA in 2006.[3] In 1992 while at high school, he was a contestant on the TV quiz show Blockbusters.

Ordained ministry

Thomas was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2002 and as a priest in 2003.[2] From 2002 to 2006, he served his curacy in the parish of St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead in the Diocese of Chelmsford.[4] He was an assistant priest at St Marylebone Parish Church from 2006, and then additionally a chaplain at St Marylebone School and chaplain to the Royal Academy of Music from 2008.[2][6]

In 2011, Thomas was appointed vicar of St James's Church, Paddington.[2] Having stepped down as school chaplain when he left Marylebone, he continued as chaplain to the Royal Academy of Music until 2012.[3] He was additionally area dean of Westminster Paddington from 2016 to 2021 and acting Archdeacon of Charing Cross from 2017 to 2019.[4][3] He was also a school chaplain at Wellington College, Berkshire, from 2018 to 2019.[3]

Episcopal ministry

On 2 December 2022, it was announced that Thomas would be the next Bishop of Oswestry, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield.[2][7] The Bishop of Oswestry is also the provincial episcopal visitor for traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parishes (i.e. those who reject the ordination of women as priests and bishops) in the thirteen dioceses of the western half of the Province of Canterbury.[5][8][9] This role had formerly been undertaken by the Bishop of Ebbsfleet, and as such Thomas is the first PEV Bishop of Oswestry.[8][9] He was consecrated a bishop at Candlemas, 2 February 2023, by Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester, at Canterbury Cathedral.[1]

Thomas became chairman of Forward in Faith on Saint Andrew's Day, 30 November 2023.[10]

Selected works

  • Thomas, Paul (2012). Using the Book of Common Prayer: a simple guide. London: Church House. ISBN 9780715142769.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Consecration of the first Bishop of Oswestry". See of Oswestry. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Oswestry: 2 December 2022". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Paul Richard Thomas". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Beddowes, Brian. "Bishop of Oswestry (Bishop-Designate)". The See of Oswestry. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Thornton, Ed (2 December 2022). "Paul Thomas to serve traditionalists in revived see of Oswestry". Church Times. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. ^ "New Bishop of Oswestry announced". Diocese of Lichfield. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  7. ^ "No. 63943". The London Gazette. 20 January 2023. p. 934.
  8. ^ a b "Father Paul Thomas named as first Bishop of Oswestry". The Church of England. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Bishop of Oswestry proposals approved". Diocese of Lichfield. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  10. ^ "A new Chairman of The Society's Council of Bishops and a new Chairman of Forward in Faith". The Society. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya


Index: pl ar de en es fr it arz nl ja pt ceb sv uk vi war zh ru af ast az bg zh-min-nan bn be ca cs cy da et el eo eu fa gl ko hi hr id he ka la lv lt hu mk ms min no nn ce uz kk ro simple sk sl sr sh fi ta tt th tg azb tr ur zh-yue hy my ace als am an hyw ban bjn map-bms ba be-tarask bcl bpy bar bs br cv nv eml hif fo fy ga gd gu hak ha hsb io ig ilo ia ie os is jv kn ht ku ckb ky mrj lb lij li lmo mai mg ml zh-classical mr xmf mzn cdo mn nap new ne frr oc mhr or as pa pnb ps pms nds crh qu sa sah sco sq scn si sd szl su sw tl shn te bug vec vo wa wuu yi yo diq bat-smg zu lad kbd ang smn ab roa-rup frp arc gn av ay bh bi bo bxr cbk-zam co za dag ary se pdc dv dsb myv ext fur gv gag inh ki glk gan guw xal haw rw kbp pam csb kw km kv koi kg gom ks gcr lo lbe ltg lez nia ln jbo lg mt mi tw mwl mdf mnw nqo fj nah na nds-nl nrm nov om pi pag pap pfl pcd krc kaa ksh rm rue sm sat sc trv stq nso sn cu so srn kab roa-tara tet tpi to chr tum tk tyv udm ug vep fiu-vro vls wo xh zea ty ak bm ch ny ee ff got iu ik kl mad cr pih ami pwn pnt dz rmy rn sg st tn ss ti din chy ts kcg ve 
Prefix: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9