Timothy Martin "Tim" Thornton (born 14 April 1957) is the current Bishop of Truro

Bishop of Truro

The Bishop of Truro is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Cornwall and it is one of the most recently created dioceses of the Church of England...

, having previously been the Bishop of Sherborne from 2001 to 2008.

Thornton was educated at Devonport High School for Boys

Devonport High School for Boys

Devonport High School for Boys is a Grammar School and Type 2 Academy, for boys aged 11 to 18, in Plymouth, Devon, England. It has around 1100 pupils. Its catchment area includes southwest Devon and southeast Cornwall as well as Plymouth...

, the University of Southampton

University of Southampton

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 and King's College London

King's College London

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. Ordained in 1980, following priestly formation at St Stephen's House, Oxford

St Stephen's House, Oxford

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, he began his ministry with a curacy

Curate

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 at Todmorden

Todmorden

Todmorden is a market town and civil parish, located 17 miles from Manchester, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 14,941....

 followed by a spell as Priest-in-charge at Walsden

Walsden

Walsden is a large village in the town of Todmorden in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, close to the Greater Manchester border...

. He then became Bishop's Chaplain

Chaplain

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 to David Hope

David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes

David Michael Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes KCVO PC was the Archbishop of York in the Church of England from 1995 to 2005.-Early career:...

: successively in the Diocese of Wakefield

Diocese of Wakefield

The Diocese of Wakefield is a Church of England diocese based in Wakefield in West Yorkshire, covering Wakefield, Barnsley, Kirklees and Calderdale...

 and the Diocese of London

Diocese of London

The Anglican Diocese of London forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.Historically the diocese covered a large area north of the Thames and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north and west. The present diocese covers and 17 London boroughs, covering most of Greater...

. From 1994 until 1998 he was Principal

Dean (education)

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 of the North Thames Ministerial Training Course. His final post before his ordination to the episcopate

Episcopal See

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 was as the vicar

Vicar

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 of Kensington

Kensington

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Styles

• Tim Thornton Esq (1957–1980)
• The Revd Tim Thornton (1980–2001)
• The Rt Revd Tim Thornton (2001—present)