Jonathan Gibbs (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Jonathan Gibbs
The Right Reverend; Jonathan Gibbs
Bishop of Huddersfield
Church	Church of England
Province	Province of York
Diocese	Diocese of Leeds
In office	2014–present
Other post(s)	Bishop-designate of Rochester (2022 onwards)
Orders
Ordination	1989 (deacon) ; 1990 (priest)
Consecration	17 October 2014; by John Sentamu
Personal details
Born	Jonathan Robert Gibbs; 6 May 1961
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Toni
Children	Three
Education	The King's School, Chester
Alma mater	Jesus College, Oxford ; Ridley Hall, Cambridge ; Jesus College, Cambridge

Jonathan Robert Gibbs (born 6 May 1961)[1] is a Church of England bishop. He is the current and first Bishop of Huddersfield, an area bishop in the Diocese of Leeds.[2]

Early life and education

Gibbs was born in 1961.[3] He was educated at The King's School, an independent school in Chester, Cheshire. He then studied Philosophy and Politics at Jesus College, Oxford, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; as per tradition, his BA was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree.[4]

In 1984, Gibbs entered Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry.[3][4] He also undertook postgraduate research at Jesus College, Cambridge, completing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1990.[3] His doctoral thesis was titled "The challenge of transformation: towards a theology of work in the light of the thought of H. Richard Niebuhr".[5]

Gibbs was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1989 and as a priest in 1990.[4] He served his curacy at Holy Trinity and Christ Church, Stalybridge, in the Diocese of Chester.[3] He was the Chaplain at Basle from 1992 until 1998. He was then the incumbent at Heswall from 1998 until his elevation to the episcopate.[3]

In August 2014, it was announced that Gibbs would be the first Bishop of Huddersfield, an area bishop in the newly created Diocese of Leeds.[2] On 17 October 2014, he was consecrated a bishop by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minster.[6]

On 31 March 2022, it was announced that Gibbs would succeed James Langstaff as the Bishop of Rochester, the diocesan bishop of the diocese of Rochester.[7] He will be take up the See at the confirmation of his election and will afterward be installed as Bishop of Rochester during a service at Rochester Cathedral in September 2022.[8]

Gibbs is married to Toni.[6] Together, they have three children; Harriet, Edward and Thomas.[9]

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"New Bishop of Rochester announced". Diocese of Rochester. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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