- Andrew Burnham (clergyman)
Andrew Burnham, SSC, ARCO (CHM) (b. 1948) is the current and third
Bishop of Ebbsfleet in theDiocese of Canterbury .Burnham was born in
Worksop ,Nottinghamshire and studied Music atNew College, Oxford . He later read theology atRipon College Cuddesdon before going on to do aCertificate of Education atWestminster College . Following this, he became Head of Music atBilborough Grammar School in Nottingham.He trained for the ministry at
St Stephen's House, Oxford , although following ordination he had issues with committing to the priesthood and leaving music, a great passion of his which formed a major part of his life. TheBishop of Southwell therefore suggested that he became anon-stipendiary priest . However, his wife Cathy eventually persuaded him to devote himself to full time ministry. [Interview with Burnham upon his appointment as Bishop of Ebbsfleet - http://www.ebbsfleet.org.uk/ndrlab00.htm]From 1983 to 1985, Burnham was honorary curate at Clifton in the
Diocese of Southwell as a non-stipendiary priest. In 1985, he became curate atSt. John the Baptist Church, Beeston in the same diocese from 1985 until 1987. He then became vicar of theChurch of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington , leaving in 1994 following his appointment as Vice-Principal ofSt Stephen's House, Oxford —a role he took up in 1995.He was announced as the third
Bishop of Ebbsfleet on12 September 2000 , [Press release by theArchbishop of Canterbury ,George Carey , upon Burnham's ascension to theepiscopate - http://www.ebbsfleet.org.uk/abcprab.htm] and the appointment was confirmed byLetters Patent issued by Queen Elizabeth II on22 November 2000 . [LondonGazette|issue=56041|notarchive=yes|startpage=13353|date=27 November 2000 |accessdate=2008-08-12]Move to unity with the Catholic Church
On
8 July 2008 , Burnham announced that he plans to try to lead hisAnglo-Catholic parishioners into unity with theRoman Catholic Church because of the controversy of episcopal ordination of women in theChurch of England . In a column in theCatholic Herald , Burnham askedPope Benedict XVI to provide a way for his parishioners to join him in the move.cite web
url=http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/articles/a0000323.shtml
title=Anglo-Catholics must now decide
author=Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, Bishop of Ebbsfleet
date=2008-07-11
accessdate=2008-07-10
publisher=Catholic Herald ] cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7499852.stm
title= Bishop 'ready to defect to Rome'
accessdate=2008-07-10
publisher=BBC News ]tyles
*Mr Andrew Burnham (1948–1982)
*The Revd Andrew Burnham (1982–2000)
*The Rt Revd Andrew Burnham (2000–)References
External links
* [http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/articles/a0000323.shtml ‘Anglo-Catholics must now decide’. By the Rt Rev Andrew Burnham, Bishop of Ebbsfleet. 11 July 2008] at the
Catholic Herald
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