THE next Area Bishop of Kingston in the diocese of Southwark is to be Canon Martin Gainsborough, Downing Street announced on Friday.<\/p>\n
He succeeds Dr Richard Cheetham, who retired in October.<\/p>\n
Dr Gainsborough is currently chaplain to the Bishop of Bristol, the Rt Revd Vivienne Faull, and a Residentiary Canon of Bristol Cathedral. He has particular responsibility for social-justice issues and \u201censuring common mission\u201d between the cathedral and diocese. He is also the Bishop\u2019s staff environment lead and a member of the General Synod. In 2020, he tabled the amendment which brought forward the Church\u2019s target to become net zero from 2050 to 2030….<\/p>\n
Dr Gainsborough, who is 56, grew up in Kidbrooke, in south-east London. He lodged in Richmond while studying at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, where he completed his MA and M.Sc. in the early \u201990s, and later a Ph.D. in 2001.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n The next area Bishop of Kingston in the diocese of Southwark is to be Canon Martin Gainsborough, Downing Street announced on Friday https:\/\/t.co\/9l6BSAHV9d<\/a><\/p>\n — Church Times (@ChurchTimes) December 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n