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Tim Ellis (bishop)

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Timothy William "Tim" Ellis (born 26 August 1953) is a

The Right Reverend
British church of England bishop. From 2006 to 2013, he
was Bishop of Grantham, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese Tim Ellis
of Lincoln;[5] he was also an area bishop from 2010 until 31 Bishop of Grantham
January 2013.[6][7]

Contents
1 Early life
2 Ordained ministry
3 Styles
4 Publications and articles
5 References
Diocese Diocese of Lincoln
Installed 19 February 2006[1]

Early life Term ended 26 September 2013 (retirement)[2]

Predecessor Alastair Redfern
He was educated at City Grammar School, Sheffield;[8]
Successor Nicholas Chamberlain
trained for the ministry at King's College London and[9] at St
Augustine's College, Canterbury; and took his Doctor of Other posts Area bishop of Grantham (201031
Philosophy (DPhil) at York University.[10] January 2013)
Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey
Ordained ministry (20012006)
Orders
Ordained in 1977 he began his career with a curacy in Ordination 1976
Manchester[11] at St John's Church, Old Trafford and was
then successively Vicar at Pendleton; Vicar of St Leonard, Consecration 14 February 2006[1]
Norwood, Sheffield; Rural Dean of Ecclesfield, also Canon Personal details
of Sheffield Cathedral, and finally (before his ordination to Born 26 August 1953
the episcopate) Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey in the
Yorkshire[3]
Diocese of Lincoln.
Nationality British
A keen Sheffield Wednesday fan[12]
and occasional Denomination Anglican
blogger,[13] he is also believed to be the first bishop to sport
an earring. Spouse Susan[4]
Children 3[4]
Ellis was the celebrant at the first U2charist in
England[14][15] and organised a national vigil before the first Alma mater King's College London
Gulf War. [10] He is Chair of Involving Lincs, [10] President of
the Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association [16] and Patron of Lincoln Mind.[10] Ellis continues to serve on the
Fabric Advisory Councils of York Minster and Sheffield Cathedral.[10] and is a member of the Advisory Panel
on the Archaeology of Christian Burials in England's Standing Committee,[17] having been Vice-Chair of the
Council for the Care of Churches.[4]

On 11 February 2017, Ellis 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.[18] By 13 February, a serving bishop (Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham) and
nine further retired bishops had added their signatures;[19] on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod.[20]
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Styles
The Reverend Tim Ellis (19761998)
The Reverend Doctor Tim Ellis (19982000)
The Reverend Canon Doctor Tim Ellis (20002001)
The Venerable Doctor Tim Ellis (20012006)
The Right Reverend Doctor Tim Ellis (2006present)

Publications and articles

Ellis, Timothy (1987). A History of Pendleton Church.
Ellis, Timothy (1966). The problem of twentieth century churches. Twentieth Century Churches. York
University.
Ellis, Timothy (1993). The future of the annual conference. Churchscape, Council for the Care of
Churches.
Ellis, Timothy (1997). Leslie Thomas Moore : his life, influences, ecclesiastical architecture and
preservation philosophy (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leslie-Thomas-Moore-ecclesiastical-architecture/dp/
B001A37WUC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236789254&sr=8-1). University of York.
Ellis, Timothy (2004). The theological position of the Church of England regarding the ethical curation
of human remains (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/church_arch_remains_report.pdf)
(PDF). An annexe to the 2004 English Heritage report on the curation of human remains. English
Heritage.

References

1. Owmby Signpost February 2006 (http://owmbygroup.co.uk/magazine/SignpostFeb06.pdf)

2. "Gazette". Church Times. 17 May 2013. p. 29. #7835.
3. Diocese of Lincoln Who's Who (http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/page.php?n_@CI_74#1a)
4. "The Queen approves nomination for a new Suffragan See of Grantham" (http://webarchive.nationalarchi
ves.gov.uk/20091112152059/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page8817). Number10.gov.uk. London,
United Kingdom: The official site of the Prime Minister's Office. 20 December 2005. Archived from the
original (http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page8817) on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
5. Crockfords On-line- accessed 17 May 2008
6. Diocese of Lincoln Central Services Review Report to the Bishop of Lincoln (http://www.lincoln.angli
can.org/pdf_view.php?id=1156) (Accessed 23 April 2014)
7. Diocese of Lincoln Central Services Review Response from the Bishop of Lincoln (http://www.lincoln.
anglican.org/pdf_view.php?id=1159) (Accessed 23 April 2014)
8. Needs reference (not seen in Who's Who 2008)
9. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
10. Source needed, with date(s)
11. Debrett's People of Today London, Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
12. The Ven Dr Tim Ellis will become the Bishop of Grantham on St Valentine's Day, Grantham Journal, 10
January 2006 (http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/NEW-BISHOP-WEARS-EARRING-AND.1304
572.jp)
13. Bishop Tim Ellis's Weblog (http://fatherowl.wordpress.com/)
14. "Press Release: U2 rocks the church" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_m
ay/11/u2.shtml). London, United Kingdom: BBC. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
15. Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent (29 January 2007). "Hymns replaced by Bono lyrics at church"
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1540863/Hymns-replaced-by-Bono-lyrics-at-church.html).
The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
16. "Sustainable Housing Project Tackles Fuel Poverty" (http://www.robert-woodhead.co.uk/news/article.ph
p?page_num=0&page_size=5&NewsID=27). Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom: Robert
Woodhead Ltd. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2010. "Woodhead Business Development Manager,
Glenn Slater is very pleased with the success of the Bicker development, which has now been officially
opened by Tim Ellis, Bishop of Grantham and President of Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association."
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17. Langley, Seren (18 December 2007). "Advisory Panel on the Archaeology of Christian Burials in
England (APACBE)" (http://www.britarch.ac.uk/churches/humanremains/). Retrieved 17 June 2010.
"The Advisory Panel is sponsored by the Church of England, English Heritage and the Ministry of
Justice. Each of these organisations has statutory or legal responsibilities relating to the archaeology of
Christian burials in England."
18. Retired Bishops' Letter The Letter (https://retiredbishopsletter.com/letter/) (Accessed 11 February
2017; the fourteen bishops were David Atkinson, Michael Doe, Ellis, David Gillett, John Gladwin,
Laurie Green, Richard Harries, Stephen Lowe, Stephen Platten, John Pritchard, Peter Selby, Tim Stevens,
Martin Wharton, and Roy Williamson.)
19. Retired Bishops' Letter New Signatures (https://retiredbishopsletter.com/new-signatures/) (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.
20. The Grauniad Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationships (https://
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/15/church-of-england-in-turmoil-as-synod-rejects-report-on-same
-sex-relationships) (Accessed 17 February 2017)

Church of England titles

Preceded by Bishop of Grantham Succeeded by

Alastair Redfern 20062013 Nicholas Chamberlain

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