The Right Reverend Julian Henderson |
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Bishop of Blackburn | |
Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
In office | 2013–present |
Predecessor | Nicholas Reade |
Other posts | Archdeacon of Dorking (2005–2013) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1979 (deacon); 1980 (priest) |
Consecration | 10 October 2013 |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 July 1954 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Ian and Susan |
Spouse | Heather Lees (m. 1984) |
Children | 1 son; 1 daughter |
Alma mater |
Keble College, Oxford Ridley Hall, Cambridge |
Julian Tudor Henderson (born 23 July 1954) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2013, he has been the Bishop of Blackburn, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Blackburn in the Church of England. From 2005 to 2013, he was the Archdeacon of Dorking in the Diocese of Guildford.
Henderson was born on 23 July 1954 to Ian and Susan Henderson. He was educated at Radley College, an all-boys public school in Oxfordshire. He studied theology at Keble College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1976; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Oxon)) degree in 1981. In 1977, he entered Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college, and spent two years training for ordained ministry.
Henderson was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1979 and as a priest in 1980. He then served his three-year title post as assistant curate at St Mary's, Islington, London, one year into which he was ordained a priest. His first incumbency was as vicar of Emmanuel and St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings, East Sussex from 1983 until he became vicar of Claygate (Holy Trinity), Surrey in 1992.