Michael Turnbull

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Michael Turnbull
Bishop of Durham
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Durham
Elected	1994
Reign ended	2003
Predecessor	David Jenkins
Successor	Tom Wright
Other posts	Honorary assistant bishop in the Canterbury, Rochester and Europe dioceses 2003–present Bishop of Rochester 1988–1994
Orders
Ordination	1961, Manchester Cathedral
Consecration	1988 Canterbury Cathedral
Personal details
Born	27 December 1935 Wombwell, South Yorkshire
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Brenda
Children	3 children
Alma mater	Keble College, Oxford and St John's College, Durham

Anthony Michael Arnold Turnbull (born December 1935) was the Bishop of Durham in the Church of England from 1994 until 2003.^[1]

Turnbull was born in Wombwell, South Yorkshire. He was a student at Keble College, Oxford, graduating in 1958. He prepared for ordained ministry at Cranmer Hall and St John's College, University of Durham. He was ordained deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961 in Manchester Cathedral. After ordination he initially served as curate of Middleton in the Diocese of Manchester before moving in 1961 to be curate of Luton with East Hyde in the Diocese of Saint Albans. In 1965, he moved to York to be domestic chaplain to the Archbishop of York (Donald Coggan) and director of ordinands for the Diocese of York. In 1969, he was appointed chaplain to the University of York, a position he held in conjunction with being vicar of nearby Heslington. In 1976, he was appointed chief secretary of the Church Army. In 1984, he was appointed Archdeacon of Rochester and was then to be consecrated as the Bishop of Rochester in 1988. From 1994, until his retirement in 2003, he the Bishop of Durham, the fourth most senior bishop in the Church of England with a seat in the House of Lords.

Turnbull was appointed CBE in 2003 for services to the North East and to the Church of England. He hold honorary doctorates from Greenwich University (D.Litt) and Durham University (DD). He is a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of Kent

Turnbull's leadership of the Church of England focused on reorganisation of its administrative structures. He chaired the Turnbull Commission (Archbishops' Commission on the Organisation of the Church of England) which led to the creation of the Archbishops' Council in 1995. After the commission had finished its duties, he was appointed chairman of the Ministry Division of the Archbishops' Council.

Turnbull is married to Brenda and the couple, who live in Kent, have three children and seven grandchildren. Following episcopal tradition, he signed his name +Michael Roffen while he was Bishop of Rochester and +Michael Dunelm while he was Bishop of Durham.

In retirement, Turnbull is an honorary assistant bishop in the dioceses of Canterbury, Rochester and Europe.

References

1. ^ "Bishop of Durham to retire". news.bbc.co.uk. 26 August 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2217607.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 

Church of England titles
Preceded by David Say	Bishop of Rochester 1988–1994	Succeeded by Michael Nazir-Ali
Preceded by David Jenkins	Bishop of Durham 1994–2003	Succeeded by Tom Wright

Persondata
Name	Turnbull, Michael
Alternative names	Turnbull, Anthony Michael Arnold
Short description	Bishop of Rochester; Bishop of Durham
Date of birth	December 1935
Place of birth	Wombwell, South Yorkshire
Date of death
Place of death