Alan Peter Winton
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Alan Peter Winton is the Bishop of Thetford
in the Church of England
.
Educated at Sheffield University, he was ordained in 1991. His first post was as a Curate
in Southgate
. Later he was Priest in charge
of St Paul's Walden
, then CME Officer for the St Albans Diocese. Finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) he was Rector
of Welwyn
.
Bishop Alan is married with two children.
Bishop of Thetford
The Bishop of Thetford is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Thetford in Norfolk, England. The title was originally used by the Normans in the 11th century, and is presently used by a Church of England suffragan bishop....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
.
Educated at Sheffield University, he was ordained in 1991. His first post was as a Curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
in Southgate
Southgate
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. Later he was Priest in charge
Priest in charge
A priest in charge or priest-in-charge is a priest in charge of a parish who does not receive the temporalities of the parish. He or she is not legally responsible for the churches and glebe, simply holds a licence rather than freehold and is not appointed by advowson.The appointment of priests in...
of St Paul's Walden
St Paul's Walden
St Paul's Walden is a village about five miles south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The civil parish of St Paul's Walden also includes the village of Whitwell...
, then CME Officer for the St Albans Diocese. Finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) he was Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Welwyn
Welwyn
Welwyn is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The parish also includes the villages of Digswell and Oaklands. It is sometimes called Old Welwyn to distinguish it from the newer settlement of Welwyn Garden City, about a mile to the south.-History:Situated in the valley of the...
.
Bishop Alan is married with two children.
Styles
- Alan Winton Esq (1958–1991)
- The Revd Alan Winton (1991–canon)
- The Revd Canon Alan Winton (canon–2009)
- The Rt Revd Alan Winton (2009—)