Paul Thomas (bishop)


Paul Thomas

Bishop of Oswestry (PEV)
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseLichfield
In office2023 to present
Previous post(s)Vicar of St James's Church, Paddington (2011–2023)
Orders
Ordination2002 (deacon)
2003 (priest)
Consecration2 February 2023
by Martin Warner
Personal details
Born
Paul Richard Thomas

1975 (age 48–49)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma materCardiff University
Ripon College Cuddesdon

Paul Richard Thomas SSC (born 1975) is a British Anglican bishop who has served as Bishop of Oswestry, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield, and the provincial episcopal visitor for the western half of the Province of Canterbury (a position formerly held by the Bishop of Ebbsfleet) since February 2023.[1] From 2011, he was vicar of St James's Church, Paddington.

  1. ^ "The Consecration of the first Bishop of Oswestry". See of Oswestry. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.