Martin Gainsborough
Martin Gainsborough | |
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| Bishop of Kingston | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
| In office | 2023 to present |
| Predecessor | Richard Cheetham |
| Other post(s) | Professor, Bristol University(2012–2018) Canon, Bristol Cathedral (2019–2023) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2011 by Mike Hill |
| Consecration | 2023 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jonathan Martin Gainsborough 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Mary |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | SOAS |
Jonathan Martin Gainsborough (born 1966) is a British Anglican bishop. Since February 2023, he has served as the Bishop of Kingston, an area bishop in the Diocese of Southwark.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Gainsborough was born in 1966. He was educated at Dulwich College, an all-boys independent school in London.[2] He studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1991, a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 1995, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2001.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Academic career
[edit]Following his doctorate, he was a British Academy postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies of the University of Warwick from 2001 to 2003.[5] He was then a lecturer in Southeast Asian politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, before moving to the University of Bristol as a lecturer in development politics in 2005.[5] He was promoted to reader in 2008, and was made Professor of Development Politics in 2012.[4]
Ordained ministry
[edit]Having trained on the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme, Gainsborough was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2010 and as a priest in 2011.[3] He served his curacy at St Luke's Church, Barton Hill in the Diocese of Bristol from 2010 to 2013, and then served as its priest-in-charge from 2013 to 2016.[3] After that he was canon theologian at Bristol Cathedral from 2016 until 2018, and then as Bishop's Chaplain to the Bishop of Bristol until his appointment to the episcopate.[3]
On 16 December 2022, it was announced that Gainsborough would become the next Bishop of Kingston.[6] He was consecrated a bishop on 2 February 2023 by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Canterbury Cathedral.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Bishop of Kingston consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral". southwark.anglican.org. Diocese of Southwark. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Dr Martin Gainsborough OA consecrated as Bishop of Kingston". dulwich.org.uk. Dulwich College. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Jonathan Martin Gainsborough". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Kingston Upon Thames, Area Bishop of, (Rt Rev. Dr Jonathan Martin Gainsborough) (born 23 Oct. 1966)". Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b "The Revd Canon Professor (Jonathan) Martin GAINSBOROUGH". The Church of England Year Book. Church House Publishing. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Suffragan Bishop of Bolton: Matthew Porter". churchofengland.org. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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