Nicholas Holtam
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The Right Reverend Nick Holtam |
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| Bishop of Salisbury | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Salisbury |
| In office | 2011–present |
| Predecessor | David Stancliffe |
| Other posts | Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields (1995–2011) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 (deacon) 1980 (priest) by Gerald Ellison (deacon) Jim Thompson (priest) |
| Consecration | 22 July 2011 by Rowan Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1954 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Helen Harris |
| Children | four |
| Occupation | broadcaster, author |
| Alma mater |
Collingwood College, Durham King's College London |
Nicholas Roderick "Nick" Holtam (born 8 August 1954) is a bishop of the Church of England. Since 2011, he has been the Bishop of Salisbury.
Holtam grew up around Edmonton, London, where he attended the Latymer School before going to Collingwood College, Durham University, where he studied geography. After graduating, he studied for ordination at both King's College, London and Westcott House theological college, University of Cambridge.
Holtam was made deacon at Michaelmas 1979 (30 September), by Gerald Ellison, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral, and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (28 September 1980), by Jim Thompson, Bishop of Stepney, at St Mary's, Islington. He was an assistant curate at St Dunstan's, Stepney. In 1983, he moved to Lincoln Theological College, where he was a tutor in Christian ethics and mission. In 1988, he became the vicar of The Isle of Dogs.
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