John Sentamu
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The Most Reverend and Right Honourable John Sentamu |
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| Archbishop of York and Primate of England |
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Sentamu after his enthronement service in November 2005
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| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Installed | 30 November 2005 |
| Predecessor | David Hope |
| Other posts |
Suffragan (now styled area) Bishop of Stepney (1996–2002) Bishop of Birmingham (2002–2005) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 |
| Consecration | 25 September 1996 by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu |
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10 June 1949 Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Residence | Bishopthorpe Palace, Bishopthorpe, York |
| Parents | John and Ruth Walakira |
| Spouse | Margaret (1973–present) |
| Children | One daughter (Grace) and one son (Geoffrey) |
| Profession |
Formerly Law (High Court advocate) |
| Alma mater |
Makerere University Cambridge University Ridley Hall, Cambridge |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Spiritual |
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Assumed office 25 January 2006 |
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John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu (/ˈsɛntəmuː/;Luganda: [sːéːntámû]; born 10 June 1949) is the 97th Archbishop of York, Metropolitan of the province of York and Primate of England. The position of Archbishop of York is the second most senior clerical position in the Church of England after that of Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England.
Born near Kampala in the present-day Uganda, Sentamu studied law at Makerere University before gaining employment as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Uganda. Speaking out against the regime of President Idi Amin, he was briefly imprisoned before fleeing to the United Kingdom in 1974. Here, he devoted himself to Anglicanism, beginning his study of theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1976 and eventually gaining a doctorate in 1984. He studied for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and was ordained in 1979. In 1996 he was consecrated as the area Bishop of Stepney and in 2002 moved to the position of Bishop of Birmingham. In 2005 he was appointed to the position of Archbishop of York.
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