Paul Slater
| Paul Slater | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Richmond | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| In office | 19 July 2015 – present |
| Other posts |
Archdeacon of Craven (2005-2014) Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven (2014-2015) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1984 (deacon) 1985 (priest) |
| Consecration | 19 July 2015 by John Sentamu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1958 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Beverley |
| Children | Two |
| Education | Bradford Grammar School |
| Alma mater |
Christ Church, Oxford St John's College, Durham |
Paul John Slater (born 22 March 1958) is an Anglican bishop. Since July 2015, he has been the Bishop of Richmond, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Leeds. He was Archdeacon of Craven from 2005 to April 2014 and Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven from April 2014 to July 2015.
Slater was born on 22 March 1958. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School, then a direct grant grammar school in Bradford, Yorkshire. He studied chemistry at Corpus Christi, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; this was promoted to an Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1983. In 1981, he entered Cranmer Hall (part of St John's College, Durham) to study for ordination. He graduated from Durham University with a BA degree in theology in 1983 and completed a further year of training for ministry at Cranmer Hall.
He was ordained in the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1984 and a priest in 1985. From 1984 to 1988, he served his curacy at St Andrews's, Keighley, in the Diocese of Bradford. He was then Priest in charge of St John the Evangelist, Cullingworth and Director of the Diocesan Foundation Course between 1988 and 1993. He then became the Bishop of Bradford's Personal Executive Assistant from 1993 to 1995 and was also Warden of Readers from 1992 to 1996. He served as the Rector of St Michael and All Angels Church, Haworth from 1995 to 2001, and then the Bishop's Officer for Ministry and Mission from 2001 to 2005.
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