John Thomson (bishop)

John Bromilow Thomson (born 1 July 1959)[1] is a Church of England bishop. Since 2014, he has been the Bishop of Selby. He was consecrated at York Minster on 3 July 2014 by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York.[2] From 2001 to 2014, he was Director of Ministry in the Diocese of Sheffield and an Honorary Canon of Sheffield Cathedral.[3]

He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1985 (29 September)[4] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (29 June 1986), both times by David Lunn, Bishop of Sheffield, at Sheffield Cathedral.[5]

References
  1. "Thomson, John Bromilow". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. "Consecrations of two new North Yorkshire bishops". BBC News. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. "Suffragan Bishop of Selby: John Bromilow Thomson". News. GOV.UK. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  4. "Ordinations". Church Times (#6399). 4 October 1985. p. 17. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#6438). 4 July 1986. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
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