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The Rt Revd
Mark Sowerby
MA BD AKC[1]Bishop of Horsham Church Church of England Diocese Diocese of Chichester Enthroned c. 2009 Predecessor Lindsay Urwin Orders Ordination 1988 Consecration 25 July 2009[2] Personal details Born 28 October 1963
Ripon, Yorkshire[3]Nationality British Denomination Anglican Residence Bishop's House, Horsham Spouse Ruth[1] Children 3 teenage daughters[1] Alma mater King's College London Mark Crispin Rake Sowerby (born 28 October 1963[3]) is the current Bishop of Horsham.[4]
Sowerby was educated at King's College, London and ordained after studying at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in 1988. His first posts were curacies at Knaresborough and Darwen [5] after which he was Vicar of Accrington then Vocations Officer and Selection Secretary in The Ministry Division. His last post before his appointment to the episcopate was as Team Rector of St. Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate and Rural Dean of Harrogate.[6][7][8]
Sowerby is married with three children.[1] One of his final acts as rector was to welcome a proposal from NEDL to erect a primary electricity station in the curtilage of the church. This proposal, which has yet to be considered by the planning committee of Harrogate Borough Council, has generated a vast amount of criticism from, amongst others, the Victorian Society, Private Eye magazine and residents of Harrogate.[9]
Styles
- Mark Sowerby Esq (1963–1988)
- The Revd Mark Sowerby (1988–2009)
- The Rt Revd Mark Sowerby (2009—present)
References
- ^ a b c d Official announcement
- ^ Peter Owen — Vacant Suffragan Sees
- ^ a b Debrett's People of Today — Mark Sowerby Horsham
- ^ Daily Telegraph, “Appointments in the clergy”, p24, Issue no 47,929 (9 July 2009)
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 9780715110300
- ^ Diocese of Chichester website
- ^ Church Times
- ^ Church website
- ^ [1]
Church of England titles Preceded by
Lindsay UrwinBishop of Horsham
2009—presentIncumbent Bishops of Horsham Simon Phipps • Colin Docker • John Hind • Lindsay Urwin • Mark Sowerby
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