New Thetford Bishop to be known as 'Bishop Bishop'
Ian Bishop will be ordained as a bishop in Westminster Abbey in September
Last updated 15th Jun 2023
The new Bishop of Thetford's been announced.
Ian Bishop, who's currently Archdeacon of Macclesfield, will take on the role at the end of September.
Bishop Bishop - as he'll be known - knows Norfolk well, having previously served as vicar of Tasburgh, Tharston, Saxlingham Nethergate, Shotesham, Newton Flotman and Swainsthorpe in the Diocese of Norwich.
On his announcement, Ian Bishop said: “I want to be a pastoral bishop who comes among the people of Norfolk and Waveney with kindness and love, and an ability to listen well.
"I want to be a missional bishop, to help you grow your church where you are and to nurture the green shoots of growth that you see locally. I am looking forward to being amongst you very much, we have very many happy memories.”
The Rt Revd Graham Usher, the Bishop of Norwich says;
“Archdeacon Ian Bishop has a pastor’s heart and an evangelist’s passion which I am sure will contribute greatly to our life together under God in the Diocese. It is a Diocese that he knows well having been a vicar of one of our rural benefices in the past."
He succeeds The Rt Revd Alan Winton, who retired in April 2023, and will be ordained as a bishop in Westminster Abbey on 29 September 2023.