Abba Seraphim


Abba Seraphim
William Newman-Norton in 2012
ChurchBritish Orthodox Church
MetropolisMetropolis of Glastonbury
SeeGlastonbury, United Kingdom
Appointed28 February 1979
PredecessorMar Georgius
Orders
RankPatriarch
Personal details
Born
William Henry Hugo Newman-Norton

(1948-02-27) 27 February 1948 (age 76)
DenominationIndependent Oriental Orthodox
Coat of armsAbba Seraphim's coat of arms

William Henry Hugo Newman-Norton (born 27 February 1948) is a British independent Oriental Orthodox bishop. He is the Patriarch of Glastonbury and head of the British Orthodox Church (BOC)[1] with the title of British Patriarch[2] and is known as Abba Seraphim.

In 1975, Norton also succeeded William Bernard Crow as head of the Order of the Holy Wisdom.[3]: 294 

  1. ^ "About the British Orthodox Church". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference patriarch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Ward, Gary L.; Persson, Bertil; Bain, Alan, eds. (1990). "Newman-Norton, William Henry Hugo". Independent Bishops: An International Directory. Preface by J. Gordon Melton. Apogee Books. ISBN 978-1-55888-307-9.