Philip North
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The Right Reverend Philip North CMP |
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| Bishop of Burnley | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| In office | 2015–present |
| Predecessor | John Goddard |
| Other posts | Team Rector of Old St Pancras (2008–2015) Bishop-designate of Whitby (2012) Acting Dean of Blackburn (2016–2017) Bishop-nominate of Sheffield (2017) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1992 (deacon) 1993 (priest) |
| Consecration | 2 February 2015 by Martin Warner |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Philip John North |
| Born | 2 December 1966 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Alma mater | University of York |
Philip John North CMP (born 2 December 1966) is a bishop in the Church of England. Since February 2015, he has been Bishop of Burnley, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Blackburn. He was previously Team Rector of the Parish of Old St Pancras.
It had been announced in January 2017 that North had been nominated to become the next Bishop of Sheffield. He withdrew his acceptance of the nomination in March 2017 without taking up the post, after concerns were raised about him being 'unable to receive the ministry of women as bishops or priests.' In 2012, he had withdrawn his acceptance of the appointment as Bishop of Whitby for the same reason.
North was born on 2 December 1966 in North London. He studied history at the University of York, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1988. He spent a year working as a pastoral assistant in Redhouse, Sunderland, before preparing for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA degree in 1991; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 2001.
North was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1992 and as a priest in 1993. He was a curate at Saint Mary and Saint Peter's in Sunderland until 1996, after which he became the vicar of Holy Trinity in Hartlepool until 2002, during which time he was also Hartlepool's area dean (2000-2002).
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