William Malcolm Macnaughton (born 1957) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2021, he has been

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, the suffragan bishop of the

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Ordained ministry

Macnaughton was

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in the

as a

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in 1981 and as a

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in 1982. He served his curacy at

St Andrew's Church, Haughton-le-Skerne St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church in Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington. The church is a Grade I listed building. History The church was originally built in the 12th century and restored in the 15th century. In 1795, it was expa ...

in the

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from 1981 to 1985. He then spent five years as

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of All Saints Church, Newton Hall in the same diocese: this church is an Anglican-

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. In 1990, he moved to the

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, where he became

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St. Leonard's, Shoreditch St Leonard's, Shoreditch, is the ancient parish church of Shoreditch, often known simply as Shoreditch Church. It is located at the intersection of Shoreditch High Street with Hackney Road, within the London Borough of Hackney in East London. The ...

and

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. He was additionally

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of Hackney from 1994 to 1999. After a parish reorganisation, he was vicar of St. John the Baptist, Hoxton from 2000 to 2002. In 2002, Macnaughton moved to the

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to become

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of the Hambleden Valley Group, a multi-church benefice. He additionally became area dean of Wycombe in 2005. Then, from 2007 until his appointment as a bishop, he served as Chief of Staff to the

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: first to

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then to

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. He was made a

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and

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in 2016.

Episcopal ministry

In October 2020, it was announced that Macnaughton would be the next

, a suffragan bishop in the

. He was scheduled to legally take the See of Repton, and be consecrated a bishop the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on 28 January 2021: however, this was postponed due to the ongoing

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. He was instead consecrated a bishop on 14 April 2021, by

Sarah Mullally Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally, (''née'' Bowser; born 26 March 1962) is a British Anglican bishop, Lord Spiritual and former nurse. She has been Bishop of London since 8 March 2018.

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, during a service at

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References

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