Martyn William Jarrett AKC

Associate of King's College

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, SSC

Society of the Holy Cross

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 (born 25 October 1944) is the current Bishop of Beverley

Bishop of Beverley

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. He was educated at Cotham Grammar School and King's College London

King's College London

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 (BD, AKC). He was ordained in 1969 and began his ordained ministry with a curacy

Curate

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 in Swindon

Swindon

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. Following this he held incumbencies

Vicar

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 in Northolt

Northolt

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 and then Hillingdon

Hillingdon

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. From 1985 to 1991 he worked for the Advisory Council on Church Ministry and was then vicar

Vicar

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 of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield

Chesterfield

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 before his ordination to the episcopate. He was translated

Translation (ecclesiastical)

Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another...

 to be a provincial episcopal visitor

Provincial episcopal visitor

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 in 2000. He is a keen ornithologist.

Styles

• Martyn Jarrett Esq (1944–1970)
• The Revd Martyn Jarrett (1970–1994)
• The Rt Revd Martyn Jarrett (1994—present)