At the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Pete Wilcox is the patron of the CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons, and our distinctive deacons’ champion.
The Rt Rev Dr Pete Wilcox, Bishop of Sheffield
I have been ordained for over 30 years and spent most of that time in the north and in urban settings. I attribute that largely to the Faith in the City report (1985), published while I was in training for the ordained ministry. I have served in parish ministry on Teesside, on Tyneside and in the West Midlands, as well as on the staff of Lichfield Cathedral as a residentiary canon. Immediately before moving to Sheffield in September 2017, to become the Bishop of Sheffield, I spent five years as Dean of Liverpool. In 2023, I became a member of the House of Lords, and from January 2024, I will be a Church Commissioner.
In the early 1990s, I studied for a doctorate on the missionary theology of John Calvin. I retain a lively interest in theological education and in formation for ordained ministry, and especially enjoy opportunities to preach and teach the Bible. I am passionate about the Bible as a means of God’s grace.
My childhood was spent in India as the son of missionary parents. This has left me with a love for travel — so I relish the link which the Diocese of Sheffield has with its companion Dioceses in Kenya and Argentina.
I am married to Cathy, a novelist and senior lecturer in creative writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. I have two adult sons (one in banking in Bristol and one an ordinand in the Diocese of Liverpool), two daughters-in-law and three grand-daughters.
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