Andrew Burnham (priest)
Anglican) | |
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Spouse | Cathy |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Priest, former teacher |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Andrew Burnham (born 19 March 1948) is an English priest of the Catholic Church. Burnham was formerly a bishop of the Church of England and served as the third Bishop of Ebbsfleet, a provincial episcopal visitor in the Province of Canterbury from 2000 to 2010. He resigned in order to be received into the Catholic Church. He was ordained as a Catholic priest for the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham on 15 January 2011.
Early life
Burnham was born in
Anglican ministry
Burnham trained for ordination at
From 1983 to 1985, Burnham was honorary curate in Clifton in the
On 12 September 2000, Burnham was announced as the next third
Ministry in the Catholic Church
On 8 July 2008, Burnham announced his intention to lead his Anglo-Catholic parishioners into unity with the Catholic Church because of disagreement about provision for those opposed to the proposed ordination of women as bishops in the Church of England. In a column in the Catholic Herald, Burnham asked Pope Benedict XVI to provide a way for his parishioners to join him in the move.[5][6]
On 8 November 2010, Burnham was one of five Anglican bishops who announced their resignations and their intention to join the proposed personal ordinariate in England and Wales.[7][8] His resignation took effect on 31 December 2010.
Burnham was received into the Roman Catholic Church at a Mass at
Styles
- The Reverend Andrew Burnham (1982–2000)
- The Right Reverend Andrew Burnham (2000–2010)
- Andrew Burnham (1 – 13 January 2011)
- The Reverend Andrew Burnham (13 January 2011 – 17 March 2011)
- The Reverend MonsignorAndrew Burnham (17 March 2011 – present)
References
- ^ See of Ebbsfleet — Background Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Interview with Burnham upon his appointment as Bishop of Ebbsfleet Archived July 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Press release by then Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey Archived July 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine upon Burnham's appointment to the episcopate
- ^ "No. 56041". The London Gazette. 27 November 2000. p. 13353.
- ^ Burnham, Andrew (Bishop of Ebbsfleet) (11 July 2008). "Anglo-Catholics must now decide". Catholic Herald. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
- ^ "Bishop 'ready to defect to Rome'". BBC News. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
- ^ Ross, Tim (8 November 2010). "Five Anglican bishops quit Church of England for Rome". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Statement from five bishops". FiF International News. Forward in Faith. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ "Three ex-Anglican bishops are received into full communion", The Catholic Herald (1 January 2011)
- ^ "Online Magazine Following Birth of 1st Ordinariate". Zenit. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ Holy See Press Office Statement about the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in England and Wales Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pope Benedict XVI honours Priests of the Ordinariate Archived March 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Directory - Rev Mgr Andrew Burnham". Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.