1. Nicholas Roderick Holtam was born on 8 August 1954 and is a retired bishop of the Church of England.
12 Facts About Nick Holtam
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Nick Holtam served as Bishop of Salisbury from 2011 until his retirement in 2021.
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Nick Holtam grew up around Edmonton, London, where he attended the Latymer School before going to Collingwood College, Durham University, where he studied geography.
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Nick Holtam was made deacon at Michaelmas 1979, by Gerald Ellison, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral, and ordained priest the Michaelmas following, by Jim Thompson, Bishop of Stepney, at St Mary's, Islington.
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Nick Holtam was an assistant curate at St Dunstan's, Stepney.
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On 12 April 2011, it was announced that Nick Holtam had been nominated to become the Bishop of Salisbury.
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Nick Holtam was a trustee of the National Churches Trust, and now serves as a Vice President, and chaired the Church of England Ministry Division's Committee for Ministry with and among Deaf and Disabled People.
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Nick Holtam is a vice-president of the Royal School of Church Music and in 2013 was made an Honorary Fellow of the Guild of Church Musicians.
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Nick Holtam made his maiden speech on 2 June 2015, during the Lords debate on the Queen's Speech.
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In February 2012, Nick Holtam became the first Church of England bishop to support same-sex marriage publicly.
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In June 2013, Nick Holtam wrote in response to a request from Waheed Alli asking him to clarify his views on same-sex marriage and explain why he differs from the official statements made by the Church of England.
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Nick Holtam is married to Helen, a mathematics teacher, and they have four adult children.