Martin Clive Warner (born 24 December 1958) is an Anglican bishop in England. He is currently the

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Early life and education

Warner was educated at

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, Maidstone Grammar School, and at

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University of Durham , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills ( Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_ch ...

1977–80. He then trained for ordination at

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, later earning a

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(PhD) degree at the University of Durham.

Ordained ministry

*Assistant Curate at St Peter's,

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(1984–1988) *Team Vicar of the Parish of the Resurrection, Leicester (1988–1993) *Administrator of the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham (1993–2002) *Priest in Charge of Hempton with Pudding Norton (1998–2000) *Honorary Canon of

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(2000–?) *Associate Vicar at

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(2002–2003) Warner was a canon residentiary at

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, 2003–2009: the canon pastor from 2003 to 2008 and then canon treasurer until 2009.St Paul's Annual Report 2008
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Episcopal ministry

Warner was

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as a

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in the

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on 26 January 2010Diocese of York — Consecration of the Bishop of Whitby
/ref> and then welcomed on 30 January 2010 at St Hilda's Church, Whitby.Diocese of York — Service of Welcome for the Bishop of Whitby
/ref> He suffered a cardiac arrest on 23 August 2010 while on holiday in Florence, but returned to work. From 2008 to 2011, Warner wrote the weekly "Sunday's Readings" column for the ''

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''. On 3 May 2012, Warner's appointment as the next diocesan

was announced, his election was confirmed on 2 JulyThe 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) and his enthronement took place in

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on 25 November. On 20 November 2012, Warner was one of three bishops (and one of the two diocesans) in the

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who voted against a motion to allow the ordination of women as bishops in the Church of England. His position on the issue has been criticised by some local clergy and parishioners across the Chichester diocese. In a compromise by

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, 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

on 2 February 2015 (Feast of Candlemas). He is a member of the Council of Bishops of The Society. He was introduced to the

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as a

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on 15 January 2018.Hansard — Introduction: Bishop of Chichester
(Accessed 26 January 2018)

Styles

*''

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'' Martin Warner (1984–2000) *''The Reverend'' Canon Martin Warner (2000–2003) *''The Reverend'' Canon

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Martin Warner (2003–2010) *''

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'' Doctor Martin Warner (2010–present)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Martin Clive 1958 births Living people People educated at King's School, Rochester People educated at Maidstone Grammar School Alumni of St Chad's College, Durham Alumni of St Stephen's House, Oxford Bishops of Whitby Bishops of Chichester Lords Spiritual Anglo-Catholic bishops English Anglo-Catholics 21st-century Church of England bishops