Paul Williams (bishop)

Paul Gavin Williams (born 16 January 1968) is a Church of England bishop.[1][2] Since May 2015, he has been the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham; from 2009 to 2015, he was the Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London.[3]

The Right Reverend

Paul Williams
Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Southwell and Nottingham
In office2015–present
PredecessorPaul Butler
Other postsBishop of Kensington (2009–2015)
Orders
Ordination1992 (deacon); 1993 (priest)
by David Hope (deacon)
Consecration25 March 2009
by Rowan Williams
Personal details
Born (1968-01-16) 16 January 1968
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceBishop's Manor, Southwell[1]
Spouse
(m. 1997)
Childrenthree
Alma materGrey College, Durham

Early life

Williams was born to Bryan and Heather Williams on 16 January 1968 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. He was educated in Somerset at Court Fields Community School, a comprehensive school in Wellington, and at Richard Huish College, a sixth-form college in Taunton. He studied theology at Grey College, Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1989. He trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, an evangelical Anglican theological college.[2]

Ordained ministry

Williams was made a deacon at Petertide 1992 (28 June) by David Hope, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral[4] and ordained a priest in 1993. He was a curate at St James and St Matthew's Muswell Hill (1992–1995) and then at Christ Church, Clifton (1995–1999) before becoming the rector of St James's Gerrards Cross (1999–2009).[2]

Episcopal ministry

Williams was ordained (consecrated) to the episcopate on 25 March 2009 by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral, London.[5][6] From 2009 to 2015, he was the Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London.[7] On 11 May 2015, Williams' canonical election as Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham was confirmed.[8] On 27 June, he was enthroned during an inauguration service at Southwell Minster.[9]

Personal life

Williams married in 1997 and they have three children.[10]

Styles
  • The Reverend Paul Williams (1993–2007)
  • The Reverend Canon Paul Williams (2007–2009)
  • The Right Reverend Paul Williams (2009–present)

References
  1. "Paul Gavin Williams". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "Williams, Paul Gavin". Who's Who. 2017 (November 2016 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 30 June 2017. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  3. "Paul Gavin Williams". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. "Ordinations at Petertide". Church Times (#6751). 3 July 1992. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 July 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. Consecration details
  6. "Appointments in the clergy", Daily Telegraph, 20 December 2008, p. 26.
  7. Official notification of appointment Archived 2009-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — "Election of new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham confirmed", Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham website, accessed 24 May 2015.
  9. Page, Jemma (27 June 2015). "New Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham officially inaugurated". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  10. Diocesan Profile Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Michael Colclough		 Bishop of Kensington
2009–2015		 Succeeded by
Graham Tomlin
Preceded by
Paul Butler		 Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham
2015–present		 Incumbent


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