The Archbishop of York, bishops, archdeacons and those who work closely with them to help shape the life and work of the Diocese.
Archbishop of York
Stephen became 98th Archbishop of York in 2020 following nine years as Bishop of Chelmsford and previously as Bishop of Reading.
Bishop of Whitby
Born and brought up in Birkenhead, Paul served as curate at St Mary’s, Handbridge, Chester. He went on to Westminster Abbey, where he served firstly as Chaplain and then Precentor. In 1995 he came to York Minster as Precentor and Residentiary Canon, and in 2001 was appointed Archdeacon of Cleveland. He was consecrated as Bishop of Whitby in June 2014.
Bishop of Selby
Brought up in Uganda, John studied at York University and then at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He served his curacy at Ecclesall, Sheffield from 1985 to 1989. From 1989 to 1992 he worked in higher education in South Africa. From 1993 to 2001 he was Vicar of St Mary Doncaster, and gained his PhD at Nottingham University. In 2001 he became Director of Ministry in the Diocese of Sheffield. John was consecrated as Bishop of Selby in July 2014, and is the Diocese's ambassador for Rural Life and Faith.
Bishop of Hull
Eleanor became Bishop of Hull in 2022 after serving her previous ordained ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ordained in 2005, she served as Vicar of St Alban’s, Eastbourne, Chaplain to Wellesley College, and Canon Theologian to the Diocese of Wellington before her appointment as Assistant Bishop there. In the Diocese of Wellington, she led intentional discipleship programmes which resource Christians to go deeper in their relationship with God and equip them to build up mission and discipleship with others.
Bishop Eleanor's PA is Ally Thomson, and can be contacted through ally.thomson@yorkdiocese.org.
Dean of York
After 20 years of ordained ministry in the Dioceses of Southwark, Durham and Peterborough in the Church of England, Dominic was appointed as Dean of St James Cathedral, Chicago in September 2015 and served there for seven years.
In July 2022, Dominic was announced as the 77th Dean of York. He was installed in a service at York Minster on Saturday 12 November, 2022.
Archdeacon of the East Riding
Andy was born in Norwich and studied Geography and Politics at Keele University. He was a youth worker for three years before training for ordination at Trinity College, Bristol. He served his curacy at All Saints Wellington in Telford and then became Curate in Charge of St John's Walton within the parish of St Thomas Brampton in Chesterfield. He became Vicar of St John's when a new parish was created in 2000 and in 2009 became Director of Mission and Ministry in Derby Diocese.
Andy's PA is Ruth Bannister, who can be contacted through ruth.bannister@yorkdiocese.org.
Archdeacon of York
Sam served as Archdeacon of Cleveland from 2015 to 2019, and was previously Diocesan Adviser for Licensed Ministry, Warden of Readers, Area Dean of Chippenham and Associate Minister of the North Chippenham Group of Churches in the Diocese of Bristol.
Sam's PA is Gill Baldwin, who can be contacted through gill.baldwin@yorkdiocese.org.
Archdeacon of Cleveland
Amanda became Archdeacon of Cleveland in 2020, having served as Priest in Charge of Holy Trinity Bembridge, on the Isle of Wight, and Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands in the Diocese of Portsmouth.
Director of Mission and Ministry
Ian leads the Mission & Ministry Team that embraces the work of York School of Ministry, the Diocesan Vocations Network and the Training Team with that of the Multiply and Mustard Seed programmes. He has responsibility for shaping and directing support for mission and ministry across the whole diocese.
Director for Strategic Transformation
Sam is taking forward the work done so far in developing the vision of ‘Living Christ’s Story’, working collaboratively to ensure that the consequent transformation programme is set up for success and delivers its strategic goals.
Sam previously worked for the NHS for over 20 years leading large scale changes to improve and integrate health, social care and voluntary services across Cheshire and Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Diocesan Secretary and Chief Executive
Born and bred in West Yorkshire, Peter studied at Lancaster University and arrived in the Diocese of York in 1986 to work in operational research at Rowntree Mackintosh. He became Operational Research Manager for Nestlé UK before joining a US business planning software company as European Development Director. He became Diocesan Secretary in 2006 and is an active member of St Luke's, York.
Chaplain to the Archbishop of York
Originally from South Africa, Jenny was ordained in 2015 and served her title at Old St Paul's Church in Edinburgh. Latterly she was Associate Priest at Christ Church, Morningside in the Scottish Episcopal Church, an associate tutor with the Scottish Episcopal Institute, convenor of the Church in Society Committee and on the editorial board of the SEI Journal.
The Chaplain supports the Archbishop in all aspects of his ministry within the Diocese of York and beyond.