26 Facts About James Newcome

James Newcome was born in Aldershot, the son of an officer in the Royal Artillery.

James Newcome then attended Marlborough College from 1966 to 1971, where he was Senior Prefect, and worked for Community Service Volunteers in children's homes in Nottinghamshire.

James Newcome won the University of Oxford history of art prize in 1972.

James Newcome graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974; his BA was promoted to Master of Arts degree in 1978.

James Newcome was commissioned as a second lieutenant on the General List of the Territorial Army on 23 May 1974.

James Newcome then spent a year working as an ambulance driver in Stevenage.

James Newcome later resigned his TA commission on 8 July 1977.

James Newcome graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1977; this was promoted to Master of Arts in 1981.

James Newcome's ordained ministry began as a curate at All Saints' Leavesden in the Diocese of St Albans.

James Newcome was ordained a priest in 1979 and remained at All Saints until 1982.

James Newcome was then appointed Vicar of Bar Hill and Dry Drayton in the Diocese of Ely in 1982.

James Newcome became a tutor and lecturer in Pastoral Theology, Ethics and Integrating Theology at the Cambridge Federation of Theological Colleges from 1983 to 1988.

James Newcome was Rural Dean of the Northstowe Deanery from 1988 to 1994.

In March 2002, James Newcome was appointed Bishop of Penrith, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Carlisle; he was consecrated a bishop at York Minster on 19 March 2002.

James Newcome was enthroned at Carlisle Cathedral on 10 October 2009.

On 3 October 2013, James Newcome joined the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual.

On 17 November 2014, it was announced that James Newcome had been appointed Clerk of the Closet.

James Newcome is a senior advisor to the sovereign on spiritual affairs.

James Newcome was a chaplain to the Royal British Legion, and officiated at the 2016,2017 and 2018 Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

James Newcome later retracted the reference and described it as "error of judgement".

James Newcome was investigated by the Church of England's National Safeguarding Team which resulted in him receiving an "informal rebuke" and a requirement to undergo further safeguarding training.

In March 2023, it was announced that James Newcome will retire as Bishop of Carlisle effective 31 August 2023.

James Newcome married Alison, a health visitor, in 1977, and they have four adult children.

James Newcome is a keen amateur runner, squash player and hill walker, and enjoys films and restoring furniture.

James Newcome was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Cumbria in 2013.

James Newcome was a governor of St Bees School which announced that, after 432 years, it was closing in March 2015.