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The Right Reverend

Martin Wharton

CBE
The Right Reverend; Martin Wharton; CBE
Bishop of Newcastle
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Newcastle
In office	1997–30 November 2014 (retired)
Predecessor	Andrew Graham
Successor	Christine Hardman
Other post(s)	Area Bishop of Kingston (1992–1997)
Orders
Ordination	1972
Consecration	3 November 1992
Personal details
Born	6 August 1944 (age 80); Ulverston, Lancashire
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	John Wharton & Marjorie Skinner
Spouse	Marlene Duckett (1970—present)
Children	One daughter, two sons
Alma mater	Van Mildert College, Durham

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John Martin Wharton, CBE (born 6 August 1944) is a British Anglican bishop, a retired Bishop of Newcastle.

Early life and education

Wharton was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, the son of John Wharton and Marjorie Skinner. He was educated at Ulverston Grammar School and Van Mildert College, Durham where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in economics, politics and sociology in 1969. He was further educated at Linacre College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) and an Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1971, as well as at Ripon Hall, Oxford.^[2]

Career

Ordained ministry

Wharton was curate of St Peter's Church, Spring Hill, Birmingham, from 1972 to 1975 and of St John the Baptist, Croydon (now Croydon Minster), from 1975 to 1977. Between 1977 and 1983 he was Director of Pastoral Studies at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford. He was additionally a curate of the Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon from 1979 to 1983. Between 1983 and 1992 he was the Director of Ministry and Training in the Diocese of Bradford and a residentiary canon of Bradford Cathedral. In 1992, Wharton was consecrated a bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral on 3 November 1992,^[3] to become area Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames; he held that post until 1997, when he was appointed the 11th Bishop of Newcastle.

Other work

Wharton is a trustee of St Hilda's Trust, of the Northumbria Historic Churches Trust and The Hild Bede Trust. He is also trustee of the Shepherds Law Hermitage Trust and the Newcastle Diocesan Society. He served for ten years as Chair of Governors of St Chad's College, Durham. The college made him an honorary fellow in 2010.

Views

On 11 February 2017, Wharton was one of fourteen retired bishops to sign an open letter to the then-serving bishops of the Church of England. In an unprecedented move, they expressed their opposition to the House of Bishops' report to General Synod on sexuality, which recommended no change to the Church's canons or practises around sexuality.^[4] By 13 February, a serving bishop (Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham) and nine further retired bishops had added their signatures;^[5] on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod.^[6]

Personal life

Since 1970, he has been married to Marlene Olive Duckett. They have one daughter and two sons.

Wharton was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the Church of England and to the community in the North East.^[7]

Styles

The Reverend Martin Wharton (1972–1983)
The Reverend Canon Martin Wharton (1983–1992)^[8]
The Right Reverend Martin Wharton (1992—2011)
The Right Reverend Martin Wharton (2011–present)

References

^ Diocese of Newcastle — Bishop Martin Archived 10 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ St Chad's — Fellows Archived 26 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bradford man rejoins his old diocesan". Church Times. No. 6752. 10 July 1992. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 April 2019 – via UK Press Online archives. & "picture caption". Church Times. No. 6770. 13 November 1992. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 April 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ Retired Bishops' Letter — The Letter Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 11 February 2017; the fourteen bishops were David Atkinson, Michael Doe, Tim Ellis, David Gillett, John Gladwin, Laurie Green, Richard Harries, Stephen Lowe, Stephen Platten, John Pritchard, Peter Selby, Tim Stevens, Wharton, and Roy Williamson.)
^ Retired Bishops' Letter — New Signatures Archived 18 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 17 February 2017; the nine bishops were Gordon Bates, Ian Brackley, John Davies, Peter Maurice, David Rossdale, John Saxbee, Martin Shaw, Oliver Simon, and David Stancliffe.
^ The Grauniad — Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationships (Accessed 17 February 2017)
^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 8.
^ The Independent — Church appointments, 11 July 1992

Sources

"DodOnline". Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2006.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Peter Selby	Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames 1992–1997	Succeeded by Peter Price
Preceded by Andrew Graham	Bishop of Newcastle 1997–2014	Succeeded by Christine Hardman

[1] Diocese of Newcastle — Bishop Martin Archived 10 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[2] St Chad's — Fellows Archived 26 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Bradford man rejoins his old diocesan". Church Times. No. 6752. 10 July 1992. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 April 2019 – via UK Press Online archives. & "picture caption". Church Times. No. 6770. 13 November 1992. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 April 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.

[4] Retired Bishops' Letter — The Letter Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 11 February 2017; the fourteen bishops were David Atkinson, Michael Doe, Tim Ellis, David Gillett, John Gladwin, Laurie Green, Richard Harries, Stephen Lowe, Stephen Platten, John Pritchard, Peter Selby, Tim Stevens, Wharton, and Roy Williamson.)

[5] Retired Bishops' Letter — New Signatures Archived 18 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 17 February 2017; the nine bishops were Gordon Bates, Ian Brackley, John Davies, Peter Maurice, David Rossdale, John Saxbee, Martin Shaw, Oliver Simon, and David Stancliffe.

[6] The Grauniad — Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationships (Accessed 17 February 2017)

[7] "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 8.

[indie-8] The Independent — Church appointments, 11 July 1992

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-| honorific-suffix = MA BA BTh<ref>[http://www.dur.ac.uk/StChads/fellows.html St Chad's — Fellows]</ref>
-| title = [[Bishop of Newcastle]]
+| title = [[Bishop of Newcastle (England)|Bishop of Newcastle]]
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+| term = 1997–30 November 2014 (retired)
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+| successor = [[Christine Hardman]]
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+| ordination = 1972<ref>[http://www.newcastle.anglican.org/people-and-places/Bishop-Martin.aspx Diocese of Newcastle — Bishop Martin] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410230036/http://www.newcastle.anglican.org/people-and-places/Bishop-Martin.aspx |date=10 April 2011 }}</ref>
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+| consecration = 3 November 1992
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+| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1944|8|6}}
-| birth_place = [[Ulverston]], [[Lancashire]]
+| birth_place = [[Ulverston]], Lancashire
-| nationality = [[British people|British]]
+| nationality = British
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-| residence = Bishop's House, [[Gosforth]]
+| residence =
 | parents = John Wharton & Marjorie Skinner
 | spouse = Marlene Duckett (1970—present)
-| children = One daughter, twosons
+| children = One daughter, two sons
 | alma_mater = [[Van Mildert College]], [[Durham University|Durham]]
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-'''John Martin Wharton''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 6 August 1944) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Anglican]] bishop.  He is the current [[Bishop of Newcastle]].
+'''John Martin Wharton''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|size=100%}} (born 6 August 1944) is a British [[Anglican]] bishop, a retired [[Bishop of Newcastle (England)|Bishop of Newcastle]].
+==Early life and education==
-Wharton was born in [[Ulverston]], [[Lancashire]], the son of John Wharton and Marjorie Skinner.  He was educated at [[Ulverston Victoria High School|Ulverston Grammar School]] and [[Van Mildert College, Durham]] where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in economics, politics and sociology in 1969. He was further educated at [[Linacre College, Oxford]], where he received a bachelor's degree in [[theology]] and a [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|Master of Arts]] in 1971, as well as at [[Ripon Hall, Oxford]].
+Wharton was born in [[Ulverston]], Lancashire, the son of John Wharton and Marjorie Skinner.  He was educated at [[Ulverston Victoria High School|Ulverston Grammar School]] and [[Van Mildert College, Durham]] where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in economics, politics and sociology in 1969. He was further educated at [[Linacre College, Oxford]], where he received a [[Bachelor of Theology]] (BTh) and an [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|Oxford Master of Arts]] (MA Oxon) in 1971, as well as at [[Ripon Hall, Oxford]].<ref>[http://www.dur.ac.uk/StChads/fellows.html St Chad's — Fellows] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226115303/http://www.dur.ac.uk/StChads/fellows.html |date=26 December 2008 }}</ref>
+==Career==
-Wharton was curate of [[St Peter Spring Hill]], [[Birmingham]] from 1972 to 1975 and of [[St John the Baptist, Croydon]] from 1975 to 1977. Between 1977 and 1983 he was Director of Pastoral Studies at [[Ripon College Cuddesdon]], [[Oxford]] and between 1983 and 1992 he was the Director of Ministry and Training in the [[Diocese of Bradford]] and a residentiary canon of [[Bradford Cathedral]]. In 1992, Wharton became [[area bishop|area]] [[Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames]] and held this post until 1997, when he was appointed the 11th Bishop of Newcastle.
+===Ordained ministry===
+Wharton was curate of [[St Peter's Church, Spring Hill]], Birmingham, from 1972 to 1975 and of [[Croydon Minster|St John the Baptist, Croydon (now Croydon Minster)]], from 1975 to 1977. Between 1977 and 1983 he was Director of Pastoral Studies at [[Ripon College Cuddesdon]], [[Oxford]]. He was additionally a curate of the [[Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon]] from 1979 to 1983. Between 1983 and 1992 he was the Director of Ministry and Training in the [[Diocese of Bradford]] and a residentiary canon of [[Bradford Cathedral]]. In 1992, Wharton was consecrated a bishop by [[George Carey]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], at [[Southwark Cathedral]] on 3 November 1992,<ref>{{Church Times | title = Bradford man rejoins his old diocesan | archive = 1992_07_10_002 | issue = 6752 | date = 10 July 1992 | page = 2 | accessed = 17 April 2019 }} &amp; {{Church Times | title = picture caption | archive = 1992_11_13_004 | issue = 6770 | date = 13 November 1992 | page = 4 | accessed = 17 April 2019 }}</ref> to become [[area bishop|area]] [[Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames]]; he held that post until 1997, when he was appointed the 11th Bishop of Newcastle.
+===Other work===
-Wharton is a trustee of [[St Hilda's Trust]], of the [[Northumbria Historic Churches Trust]] and [[The Hild Bede Trust]]. He is also trustee of the [[Shepherds Law Hermitage Trust]] and the [[Newcastle Diocesan Society]]. He served for ten years as Chair of Governors of [[St Chad's College]], Durham.  The College made him an Honorary Fellow in 2010.
+Wharton is a trustee of [[St Hilda's Trust]], of the [[Northumbria Historic Churches Trust]] and [[The Hild Bede Trust]]. He is also trustee of the [[Shepherds Law Hermitage Trust]] and the [[Newcastle Diocesan Society]]. He served for ten years as Chair of Governors of [[St Chad's College]], Durham. The college made him an honorary fellow in 2010.
+==Views==
-Wharton was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the Church of England and to the community in the North East.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59647 |date=31 December 2010 |startpage=8 |supp=yes }}</ref> Since 1970, he has been married to Marlene Olive Duckett. They have one daughter and two sons.
+On 11 February 2017, Wharton was one of fourteen retired bishops to sign an [[open letter]] to the then-serving bishops of the Church of England. In an unprecedented move, they expressed their opposition to the House of Bishops' report to [[General Synod of the Church of England|General Synod]] on sexuality, which recommended no change to the Church's canons or practises around sexuality.<ref>[https://retiredbishopsletter.com/letter/ Retired Bishops' Letter — The Letter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042704/https://retiredbishopsletter.com/letter/ |date=1 December 2017 }} (Accessed 11 February 2017; the fourteen bishops were [[David Atkinson (bishop)|David Atkinson]], [[Michael Doe (bishop)|Michael Doe]], [[Tim Ellis (bishop)|Tim Ellis]], [[David Gillett]], [[John Gladwin]], [[Laurie Green]], [[Richard Harries]], [[Stephen Lowe (Bishop of Hulme)|Stephen Lowe]], [[Stephen Platten]], [[John Pritchard (bishop)|John Pritchard]], [[Peter Selby]], [[Tim Stevens]], Wharton, and [[Roy Williamson (bishop)|Roy Williamson]].)</ref> By 13 February, a serving bishop ([[Alan Wilson (bishop)|Alan Wilson]], [[Bishop of Buckingham]]) and nine further retired bishops had added their signatures;<ref>[https://retiredbishopsletter.com/new-signatures/ Retired Bishops' Letter — New Signatures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218064226/https://retiredbishopsletter.com/new-signatures/ |date=18 February 2017 }} (Accessed 17 February 2017; the nine bishops were [[Gordon Bates]], [[Ian Brackley]], [[John Davies (Bishop of Shrewsbury)|John Davies]], [[Peter Maurice (bishop)|Peter Maurice]], [[David Rossdale]], [[John Saxbee]], [[Martin Shaw (bishop)|Martin Shaw]], [[Oliver Simon]], and [[David Stancliffe]].</ref> on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/15/church-of-england-in-turmoil-as-synod-rejects-report-on-same-sex-relationships The Grauniad — Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationships] (Accessed 17 February 2017)</ref>
+==Personal life==
+Since 1970, he has been married to Marlene Olive Duckett. They have one daughter and two sons.
+Wharton was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the Church of England and to the community in the North East.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59647 |date=31 December 2010 |page=8 |supp=y }}</ref>
 ==Styles==
-* Martin Wharton Esq (1944–1972)
+* ''[[The Reverend]]'' Martin Wharton (1972–1983)
+* ''The Reverend'' [[Residentiary canon|Canon]] Martin Wharton (1983–1992)<ref name="indie">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/church-appointments-1532466.html The Independent — Church appointments, 11 July 1992]</ref>
-* The Revd Martin Wharton (1972–1983)
+* ''[[The Right Reverend]]'' Martin Wharton (1992—2011)
-* The Revd Canon Martin Wharton (1983–1992)<ref name="indie">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/church-appointments-1532466.html The Independent — Church appointments, 11 July 1992]</ref>
-* The Rt Revd Martin Wharton (1992—2011)
+* ''The Right Reverend'' Martin Wharton {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (2011–present)
-* The Rt Revd Martin Wharton CBE (2011—present)
-==Notes==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
-==References==
+==Sources==
-*{{cite web|url=http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=26823|title=DodOnline|accessdate=25 November 2006}}
+*{{cite web|url=http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=26823|title=DodOnline|accessdate=25 November 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061211024200/http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=26823|archivedate=11 December 2006|df=dmy-all}}
-{{Portal|Anglicanism}}
+{{Portal|Christianity}}
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+{{s-aft|after=[[Christine Hardman]]}}
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