Martyn James Snow was born on 25 January 1968 and is a British Anglican bishop.
24 Facts About Martyn Snow
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Martyn Snow previously served as Bishop of Tewkesbury from 2013 to 2016, and as Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham from 2010 to 2013.
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Martyn James Snow was born on 25 January 1968 in Indonesia.
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Martyn Snow's parents worked with the church in Indonesia and his grandparents were missionaries in China.
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Martyn Snow's grandfather was James O Fraser who pioneered work among the Lisu people of Southwestern China and is credited with developing the Fraser script for their language.
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Martyn Snow trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology degree in 1995.
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Martyn Snow holds a Master of Arts degree in theology from Durham University which he completed in 2012.
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Martyn Snow was made a deacon at Petertide 1995 by David Lunn, Bishop of Sheffield, at Sheffield Cathedral and ordained a priest the Petertide following by Michael Gear, Bishop of Doncaster at his title church.
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Martyn Snow was an assistant curate at Brinsworth with Catcliffe and Treeton before service with the Church Mission Society in Guinea.
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Martyn Snow worked as Youth Chaplain with the Anglican Diocese of Guinea in the Church of the Province of West Africa.
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Martyn Snow was vicar of Christ Church, Pitsmoor from 2001 to 2010 and area dean of Ecclesfield from 2007.
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On 25 September 2013, Martyn Snow was consecrated a bishop by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service in Westminster Abbey.
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Martyn Snow was acting diocesan Bishop of Gloucester from 5 August 2014 until Rachel Treweek took up the role of diocesan bishop in June 2015.
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On 15 December 2015, it was announced that Martyn Snow would be translated to Leicester in 2016.
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Martyn Snow officially became Bishop of Leicester with the confirmation of his election on 22 February 2016.
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Martyn Snow then become the youngest diocesan bishop in the Church of England, aged 48.
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Between 2017 and 2024, Martyn Snow was chair of the College of Archbishops' Evangelists.
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Martyn Snow is a member of the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns.
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In Leicester, Martyn Snow is chair of the Oversight Group for Leicester Homelessness Charter, an umbrella organisation for businesses, charities and statutory agencies who work with people who have experienced homelessness.
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Martyn Snow became a member of the House of Lords on 6 October 2022.
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Martyn Snow has been outspoken on issues of racial justice including 'taking the knee' outside Leicester Cathedral in July 2020 and speaking at a conference on the subject of Whiteness.
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In February 2023, Martyn Snow voted to approve blessings for same-sex couples in the Church of England.
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In November 2023, Martyn Snow abstained during a vote on introducing "standalone services for same-sex couples" on a trial basis during a meeting of the General Synod; the motion passed.
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Martyn Snow has been active in campaigning for the government to scrap the two-child limit on benefits.