Glyn Hamilton Webster was born on 3 June 1951 and is a retired British Anglican bishop who was the Bishop of Beverley in the Church of England from January 2013 to January 2022.
13 Facts About Glyn Webster
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Glyn Webster was previously the canon chancellor and Acting Dean of York at York Minster in the Diocese of York.
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Glyn Webster was educated at Darwen Secondary Technical School in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
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Glyn Webster then trained for ordination at Cranmer Hall, Durham between 1974 and 1977.
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Glyn Webster was a curate at All Saints' Church, Huntington in the Diocese of York from 1977 to 1981.
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Glyn Webster was additionally a canon and prebendary of York Minster from 1994 to 1999 and Rural Dean for the City of York from 1997 to 2004.
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Glyn Webster was elected as a member of General Synod in 1995.
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Glyn Webster was an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 2010 until he was made a bishop.
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Glyn Webster is a retired member of the Council of Bishops of The Society.
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On 21 March 2021, it was announced that Glyn Webster would retire from full-time ministry and step down as Bishop of Beverley at Epiphany 2022.
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Glyn Webster was cited in the Guardian and Church Times along with Peter Burrows, Steven Croft, Martyn Snow, Roy Williamson and Archbishop of York, John Sentamu as subject of Clergy Disciplinary Measure complaints owing to their inaction on the alleged victim's disclosure.
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Glyn Webster resigned in 2022 whilst the accusations were still being investigated.
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Glyn Webster retired in January 2022 and was replaced as Bishop of Beverley by Stephen Race.