James Newcome | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Carlisle | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Carlisle |
In office | 2009–2023 |
Predecessor | Graham Dow |
Other post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 24 September 1978 (deacon); 30 September 1979 (priest) by Robert Runcie |
Consecration | 19 March 2002 |
Personal details | |
Born | Aldershot, Hampshire, England | 24 July 1953
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Residence | Bishop's House, Keswick[1] |
Spouse |
Alison Newcome (m. 1977) |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | former ambulance driver |
Profession | former military officer |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Spiritual | |
In office 3 October 2013 – 31 August 2023 | |
James William Scobie Newcome KCVO DL (born 24 July 1953) is a retired English Anglican bishop and former Lord Spiritual. From 2009 until retirement, he was the Bishop of Carlisle, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle; he was also a member of the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual from October 2013. From 2002 to 2009, he was the Bishop of Penrith, the suffragan bishop in the same diocese.