Tim Ellis (bishop)
For the Australian performer, author and lecturer, Tim Ellis, see
Tim Ellis.
Timothy William Ellis (born 26 August 1953) is the current suffragan Bishop of Grantham.[4] He was educated at City Grammar School, Sheffield;[5] King's College London;[6] St Augustine's College, Canterbury and York University.[7] Ordained in 1977 he began his career with a curacy in Manchester[8] at St John's Church, Old Trafford and was then successively Vicar at Pendleton; Vicar of St Leonard, Norwood, Sheffield; Rural Dean of Ecclesfield, also Canon of Sheffield Cathedral, and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey in the Diocese of Lincoln.
A keen Sheffield Wednesday fan[9] and occasional blogger.[10] He is also believed to be the first Bishop to sport an earring.
Bishop Tim was the celebrant at the first U2charist in England[11][12] and organised a national vigil before the first Gulf War.[7] He is Chair of Involving Lincs,[7] President of the Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association[13] and Patron of Lincoln Mind.[7] Bishop Ellis continues to serve on the Fabric Advisory Councils of York Minster and Sheffield Cathedral.[7] and is a member of the Advisory Panel on the Archaeology of Christian Burials in England's Standing Committee,[14] having been Vice-Chair of the Council for the Care of Churches.[3]
Styles
- Tim Ellis Esq (1953–1976)
- The Revd Tim Ellis (1976–1994)
- The Revd Canon Tim Ellis (1994–1998)
- The Revd Canon Dr Tim Ellis (1998–2001)
- The Ven Dr Tim Ellis (2001–2006)
- The Rt Revd Dr Tim Ellis (2006—)
Publications and articles
Notes
- ^ a b Owmby Signpost — February 2006
- ^ Diocese of Lincoln — Who's Who
- ^ a b c "The Queen approves nomination for a new Suffragan See of Grantham". Number10.gov.uk. London, United Kingdom: The official site of the Prime Minister's Office. 20 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page8817. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ Crockfords On-line- accessed 17 May 2008
- ^ Needs reference (not seen in Who's Who 2008)
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
- ^ a b c d e Source needed, with date(s)
- ^ Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 9781870520959
- ^ The Ven Dr Tim Ellis will become the Bishop of Grantham on St Valentine's Day, Grantham Journal, 10 January 2006
- ^ Bishop Tim Ellis's Weblog
- ^ "Press Release: U2 rocks the church". London, United Kingdom: BBC. 11 May 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/11/u2.shtml. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ Petre, Jonathan (29 January 2007). "Hymns replaced by Bono lyrics at church". The Daily Telegraph (London, United Kingdom). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1540863/Hymns-replaced-by-Bono-lyrics-at-church.html. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Sustainable Housing Project Tackles Fuel Poverty". Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom: Robert Woodhead Ltd. 30 July 2008. http://www.robert-woodhead.co.uk/news/article.php?page_num=0&page_size=5&NewsID=27. Retrieved 17 June 2010. "Woodhead Business Development Manager, Glenn Slater is very pleased with the success of the Bicker development, which has now been officially opened by Tim Ellis, Bishop of Grantham and President of Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association."
- ^ Langley, Seren (18 December 2007). "Advisory Panel on the Archaeology of Christian Burials in England (APACBE)". http://www.britarch.ac.uk/churches/humanremains/. Retrieved 17 June 2010. "The Advisory Panel is sponsored by the Church of England, English Heritage and the Ministry of Justice. Each of these organisations has statutory or legal responsibilities relating to the archaeology of Christian burials in England."
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26 August 1953 |
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Yorkshire, England, UK |
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