Martin Warner (bishop)

The Right Reverend Martin Warner
Bishop of Chichester
Diocese	Diocese of Chichester
In office	2012–present
Predecessor	John Hind
Other posts	Bishop of Whitby (2010–2012)
Orders
Ordination	c. 1984
Consecration	26 January 2010[1] by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
Personal details
Born	24 December 1958
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	University of Durham

Martin Clive Warner SSC (born 24 December 1958^[2]) is an Anglican bishop in England. He is currently the Bishop of Chichester.

Early life and education

Warner was educated at King's School, Rochester, Maidstone Grammar School, St Chad's College and the University of Durham in the 1970s. He then trained for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford, later earning a PhD at the University of Durham.

Ordained ministry

• Assistant Curate at St Peter's, Plymouth (1984–1988)
• Team Vicar of the Parish of the Resurrection, Leicester (1988–1993)
• Administrator of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham (1993–2002)
• Currently Master of the Guardians of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
• Priest in Charge of Hempton with Pudding Norton (1998–2000)
• Honorary Canon of Norwich Cathedral (2000–?)
• Associate Vicar at St Andrew's, Holborn (2002–2003)^[3]

Warner was the canon pastor at St Paul's Cathedral from 2003 to 2008 and then canon treasurer there until 2009.^[3]

Episcopal ministry

Warner was consecrated as a bishop in the Church of England at York Minster on 26 January 2010^[1] and then welcomed on 30 January 2010 at St Hilda's Church, Whitby.^[4] He suffered a cardiac arrest on 23 August 2010 while on holiday in Florence,^[5] but has since returned to work.^[6] From 2008 to 2011, Warner wrote the weekly "Sunday's Readings" column for the Church Times.

On 3 May 2012, Warner's appointment as the next diocesan Bishop of Chichester was announced,^[7] his election was confirmed on 2 July^[8] and his enthronement took place in Chichester Cathedral on 25 November.^[9]

On 20 November 2012, Warner was one of three diocesan bishops in the General Synod who voted against a motion to allow the ordination of women as bishops in the Church of England.^[10] His position on the issue has been criticised by some local clergy and parishioners across the Chichester diocese.^[11]

In a compromise by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, to whom the candidate professed canonical obedience, Warner officiated as principal celebrant in the laying-on of hands and Eucharist for the episcopal consecration of Philip North as suffragan Bishop of Burnley at York Minster on 2 February 2015 (Feast of Candlemas).

He is a member of the Council of Bishops of The Society.^[12]

Styles

• The Reverend Martin Warner (1984–2000)
• The Reverend Canon Martin Warner (2000–2003)
• The Reverend Canon Doctor Martin Warner (2003–2010)
• The Right Reverend Doctor Martin Warner (2010–present)

References

1. Diocese of York — Consecration of the Bishop of Whitby
2. Who's Who 2012 – Whitby, Bishop Suffragan of
3. St Paul's Annual Report 2008
4. Diocese of York — Service of Welcome for the Bishop of Whitby
5. "Bishop Martin Warner taken ill". The Diocese of York. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
6. Diocese of York — Update from Bishop Martin
7. Number 10 – Diocese of Chichester
8. The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance Incorporated – Report of the Board and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2012 p. 6 (Accessed 15 July 2013)
9. Diocese of Chichester — “Do not be afraid” says new Bishop as he surveys national and local challenges
10. "General Synod — November 2012 — Electronic voting results for Item 501". Thinking Anglicans. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
11. "Chichester Observer — Women bishops row heats up in Chichester". Chichester Observer. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
12. "The Council of Bishops". The Society. Retrieved 6 December 2015.