John Kirkham (bishop)

The Rt Revd John Kirkham ChStJ MA(Cantab)
Bishop of Sherborne
Diocese	Diocese of Salisbury
In office	1976–2001
Predecessor	Victor Pike
Successor	Tim Thornton
Other posts	Honorary assistant bishop in Salisbury (2001–present) Area bishop of Sherborne (1981–2001) Bishop to the Forces (1992–2001)
Orders
Ordination	1962 (deacon); c. 1963 (priest)
Consecration	1976
Personal details
Born	(1935-09-20) 20 September 1935
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Rev Canon Charles & Doreen
Spouse	Hester (m. 1986)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

John Dudley Galtrey Kirkham (born 20 September 1935) was the Anglican Bishop of Sherborne in the last quarter of the 20th century^[1] and the first area bishop under the 1981–2009 area scheme.^[2]

Kirkham was educated at Lancing College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and ordained in 1962. His ministry began with a curacy at St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich^[3] after which he was Chaplain to Launcelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich^[4] and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Canterbury Diocesan Director of Ordinands.^[5]

References

↑ Church news Two bishops suffragan appointed (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Wednesday, Jun 30, 1976; pg. 16; Issue 59743; col B
↑ Salisbury Diocesan Synod minutes – 99th session, 7 November 2009 p. 3 (Accessed 23 April 2014)
↑ Church web-site
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth,Church House Publishing (ISBN 9780715110300)
↑ ‘KIRKHAM, Rt Rev. John Dudley Galtrey’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 5 July 2012

Church of England titles
Preceded by Victor Pike	Bishop of Sherborne 1976–2001	Succeeded by Tim Thornton
Preceded by David Smith	Bishop to the Forces 1992–2001	Succeeded by David Conner

Bishops of Sherborne

Medieval diocesans	Saint Aldhelm Forthhere Herewald Æthelmod Denefrith Wigberht Eahlstan Saint Heahmund Æthelheah Wulfsige Asser Æthelweard Wærstan Æthelbald Sigehelm Alfred Wulfsige II Ælfwold I Æthelsige I Wulfsige III Æthelric Æthelsige II Brithwine I Ælfmaer Brihtwine II Saint Ælfwold II Herman see merged with Ramsbury and removed to Old Sarum

Modern suffragans	Robert Abbott Gerald Allen Harold Rodgers Maurice Key Victor Pike John Kirkham (became first area bishop) see area bishops Graham Kings (previously last area bishop) Karen Gorham (designate)

Modern area bishops	John Kirkham Tim Thornton Graham Kings

Bishops to the Forces

Cuthbert Bardsley Stanley Betts John Hughes Stuart Snell Ronald Gordon David Smith John Kirkham David Conner Stephen Venner Nigel Stock

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