Philip North
| The Right Reverend Philip North CMP |
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|---|---|
| Bishop of Burnley | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| In office | 2015–present |
| Other posts | Team Rector of Old St Pancras (2008–2015) Acting Dean of Blackburn (2016 onwards) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1992 (deacon) 1993 (priest) |
| Consecration | 2 February 2015 by Martin Warner |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Philip John North |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Alma mater | University of York |
Philip John North CMP (born 1966) is a bishop in the Church of England. Since February 2015, he has been Bishop of Burnley, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Blackburn. He was previously Team Rector of the Parish of Old St Pancras.
Early life
North was born in 1966 in North London. He studied history at the University of York, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1988.[1][2] He spent a year working as a pastoral assistant in Redhouse, Sunderland, before preparing for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford.[1] He graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA degree in 1991; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 2001.[2]
Ordained ministry
North was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1992 and as a priest in 1993.[2] He was a curate at Saint Mary and Saint Peter's in Sunderland until 1996, after which he became the vicar of Holy Trinity in Hartlepool until 2002, during which time he was also Hartlepool's area dean (2000-2002).
In 2002, North became Priest Administrator of the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, also serving as priest-in-charge of Hempton and Pudding Norton from 2004 to 2007. In 2008 he became team rector in the Parish of Old St Pancras and team vicar at St Michael's Church, Camden Town.
In 1997, North joined the Company of Mission Priests, a dispersed community (not a religious order) of male Anglican priests who do not marry and follow the Vincentian rule of life.[3] In 2015, he was elected a member of the general council of the Society of Mary, an Anglican devotional society.[4]
Episcopal ministry
On 19 October 2012, North was announced as Martin Warner's successor as Bishop of Whitby.[5] On 16 December 2012, it was announced that North had withdrawn his acceptance of the post because of conflict between his views on women as priests and bishops,[6] his love for the Parish of Old St Pancras and "the views of people in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland".[7]
On 7 November 2014, it was announced that North had been selected as the next Bishop of Burnley.[3] He was consecrated at York Minster on 2 February 2015.[8] The laying on of hands was restricted to three bishops "who share his theological conviction regarding the ordination of women" (this position was widely commented upon as the "theology of taint"[9]); the other bishops at the service, including the only woman then consecrated as a bishop, Libby Lane, and John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, gathered around him in during the consecration prayer instead.[10] The three consecrating bishops were: Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester; Tony Robinson, Bishop of Pontefract; and Glyn Webster, Bishop of Beverley.[11] Warner also presided at the service's Eucharist in place of Sentamu.[10] On 14 February 2015, he was installed as Bishop of Burnley at Blackburn Cathedral.[12] North has since been reported as declaring that all rural residents are rich and too much ministry is provided to them.[13] North is a member of the Council of Bishops of The Society.[14]
In May 2016, it was announced that North is to also be Acting Dean of Blackburn during the vacancy in the deanery caused by the resignation of Christopher Armstrong.[15]
References
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- ↑ Diocese of London – North withdraws from Whitby post
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- ↑ Diocese of Blackburn – Consecration of the Eleventh Bishop of Burnley at York Minster (Accessed 2 February 2015)
- ↑ The Telegraph — Sentamu rejects ‘taint’ claim in women bishops row (Accessed 14 December 2015)
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- ↑ https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2016/19-february/news/uk/bishop-north-castigates-a-bias-to-the-rich
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