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David Keith Gillett (born 25 January 1945) is a British Anglican bishop. From 1988 to 1999, he was Principal of Trinity College, Bristol, an Anglican theological college.From 1999 to 2008, he was the Bishop of Bolton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Manchester.
Bishop of Bolton: Church: Church of England: Province: Province of York: Diocese: Diocese of Manchester: In office: 2023-Predecessor: Mark Ashcroft: Other post(s) Vicar of St Michael le Belfrey, York (2010–2023) Orders; Ordination: 1996 (deacon) 1997(priest) by David Hope: Consecration: 22 June 2023 by Stephen Cottrell: Personal details; Born
The Bishop of Bolton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, in the province of York, England. [1] The title takes its name after the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester ; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 , by Order in Council dated 8 February 1984.
The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his suggestion that the Church of England needs to change as “empty words”.
Thomas Cromwell in 1532/1533 by Hans Holbein the Younger. Following the secession of the Church of England from the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome in 1530, and the designation of the monarch, Henry VIII of England, as the chief power in both the civil and ecclesiastical estates of the realm, it was needed for the establishment of the English Reformation that the reformed Christian ...
From 1979 until 1986 he was Vicar of Ovenden, and also in the latter part of his Incumbency the Bishop of Wakefield's adviser on Evangelism. After further pastoral posts he became Warden of Lee Abbey, Lynton, Devon, in 2002. [7] [8] This lead in turn to elevation to the suffragan bishopric of Bolton on the retirement of David Gillett.
Mark David Ashcroft (born 3 September 1954) is a British retired Anglican bishop. From 2016 until 2023, he was the Bishop of Bolton. [1] He had previously been Archdeacon of Manchester from 2009 to 2016. Apart from ten years working in Kenya, he has spent all his ordained ministry in the Diocese of Manchester, Church of England.
Go to any sports game—whether it’s a high school game or a pro one—and you’re bound to see athletes on the sidelines drinking Gatorade. It’s likely a staple at your local gym too. A ...