Tim Thornton (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Tim Thornton |
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| Bishop of Truro | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Truro |
| In office | 2009 – 2017 (announced) |
| Predecessor | Bill Ind |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Sherborne (2001–2008) Lord Spiritual (2013–present) Bishop-designate at Lambeth (2017 onwards) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1980 |
| Consecration | 21 October 2001 by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1957 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Lis Escop, Truro |
| Spouse | Siân |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater |
University of Southampton King's College London |
Timothy Martin "Tim" Thornton (born 14 April 1957) is a British Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual. He is the current Bishop of Truro, having previously been the area Bishop of Sherborne from 2001 to 2008. He has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2013. On 4 April 2017, it was announced that Thornton is to resign his See to become Bishop at Lambeth in September 2017.
Thornton was born on 14 April 1957. He was educated at Devonport High School for Boys, an all-boys grammar school in Plymouth, Devon. He studied theology at the University of Southampton, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1978. That year, he entered St Stephen's House, Oxford, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, to train for the priesthood. He later studied at King's College London graduating with an MA in 1997.
Ordained in 1980, he began his ministry with a curacy at Todmorden and then as priest-in-charge at Walsden. He then became bishop's chaplain to David Hope: successively in the Diocese of Wakefield and the Diocese of London. From 1994 until 1998 he was Principal of the North Thames Ministerial Training Course. His final post before his ordination to the episcopate was as the vicar of Kensington.
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