Martin Wharton

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Van Mildert College, Durham

John Martin Wharton,

Anglican bishop, a retired Bishop of Newcastle
.

Early life and education

Wharton was born in

Ripon Hall, Oxford.[2]

Career

Ordained ministry

Wharton was curate of

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 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
    CBE
     (2011–present)

References

  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. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 17 April 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. Stephen Lowe, Stephen Platten, John Pritchard, Peter Selby, Tim Stevens, Wharton, and Roy Williamson
    .)
  5. 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.
  8. ^ The Independent — Church appointments, 11 July 1992

Sources

Church of England titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames

1992–1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Andrew Graham
 Bishop of Newcastle
1997–2014 		Succeeded by
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