The bishop may be contacted at:
4
The Avenue, Dallington,
Northampton NN5 7AN. Tel: 01604 759423
bishop.brixworth@btinternet.com
Secretary: Anne Pooley
anne.brixworth@btinternet.com
Bishop Frank accepts new challenge back in the North, 5 May 2010
Biography of The Right Reverend Frank White
The Rt Revd Frank White was appointed
Suffragan Bishop
of Brixworth in March 2002.
He was born in May 1949. He attended St Cuthbert's
Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne then studied at Consett Technical
College. The College was part of the Institute of Science and Technology
at the University of Wales and he obtained a BSc Econ. He then gained
a Diploma in Social Science at the University of Wales in Cardiff
and a Diploma in Theology at the University of Nottingham.
He then went on to study at St Johns College, Nottingham and was awarded a Diploma
in Pastoral Studies. He was ordained deacon in 1980 and priest in
1981. He married Alison in 1982. Alison was ordained deacon in 1986
and priested in 1994. She is currently Curates' Training
Co-ordinator and holds the Bishop of Peterborough's General Licence to Officiate in
the Diocese of Peterborough.
He was the Director
of Youth Action in York between 1971 and 1973 and then became
a detached youth worker at the Manchester Catacombs Trust from
1973 to 1977. In 1980 he became the Assistant Curate of St Nicholas,
Durham, a post he held until 1984. In 1984 he became the Senior
Curate at St Mary and St Cuthbert, Chester Le Street. In 1987
he became the full time hospital chaplain for Durham and Chester
Le Street Hospitals. In 1989 he was appointed as vicar of St John
the Evangelist in Birtley and was made Rural Dean in 1993. In
1997 he was appointed as Archdeacon of Sunderland and in 1997
was also made an Honorary Canon of Durham Cathedral. From 1987
to 2000 he was a Proctor in Convocation at the General Synod.
He enjoys bird watching,
walking, motor cars, theatre, football, history and local studies. |
