1. Peter Jonathan Wilcox was born on 10 October 1961 and is a British Anglican bishop.
15 Facts About Pete Wilcox
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Pete Wilcox was previously the dean of Liverpool from 2012 to 2017.
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Pete Wilcox graduated from Durham with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984.
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Pete Wilcox then attended Ridley Hall, Cambridge, where he trained for ordination and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA degree in theology in 1986.
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Pete Wilcox then attended St John's College, Oxford, and completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1993.
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Pete Wilcox was team vicar of Gateshead from 1993 to 1998 when he became the director of the Urban Mission Centre, Cranmer Hall, Durham.
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Pete Wilcox was priest in charge of St Paul's Walsall from 1998 before becoming the canon chancellor of Lichfield Cathedral in 2006.
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Pete Wilcox was installed as the dean of Liverpool Cathedral on 15 September 2012.
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On 7 April 2017, it was announced that Pete Wilcox was to become the next bishop of Sheffield, to be consecrated on 22 June and take up the role in autumn 2017.
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Pete Wilcox was elected to the see by the college of canons of Sheffield Cathedral on 5 May 2017 and his election confirmed at York Minster on 5 June 2017.
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Pete Wilcox is a trustee of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, where he trained for ordination.
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On 17 January 2023, Pete Wilcox was admitted to the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual.
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Pete Wilcox voted against introducing "standalone services for same-sex couples" on a trial basis during a meeting of the General Synod in November 2023; the motion passed.
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Pete Wilcox is married to Catherine Fox, a writer and a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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In 2017, Pete Wilcox was diagnosed with and treated for colon cancer.