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Martin Wallace (bishop)

Martin Wallace (bishop)

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Martin William Wallace (born 16 November 1948) is a retired Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Selby from 2003 to 2013.[4]

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Early life

He was trained for the priesthood at King's College London (Winchester scholarship, Bachelor of Divinity {BDHons}, Associate of King's College {AKC}),[5] spending his final year at St Augustine's College, Canterbury.[6]

Religious life

He was ordained in 1972 he began his career with a curacy at St Alban Attercliffe in the Diocese of Sheffield[7] and was then successively vicar of St Mark, Forest Gate, rural dean of Newham, priest in charge of St Thomas Bradwell-on-Sea and St Lawrence, St Lawrence, Newland, and chaplain to St Peter on the Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, and industrial chaplain to Bradwell Power Station and Archdeacon of Colchester before appointment to the episcopate.[5]

Wallace was consecrated on 4 December 2003 at York Minster.[3] From 2003 to 2013, he served as the Bishop of Selby, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York. In November 2013, he retired;[8] and as of 2015, he lives in Bridlington, Yorkshire.[6]

His works include Healing Encounters in the City (1987), City Prayers (1994), Pocket Celtic Prayers (1996), and A Celtic Resource Book (1998). In addition to writing, he is also a keen garden designer.[9]

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  1. Crockfords On line— accessed Monday 10 March 2008
  2. Crockford's clerical directory 1975–76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. "Bishop of Selby Martin Wallace to retire". BBC News. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. Who’s Who (ibid)
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