enthroned predecessor religion children consecration title other_post nationality article_title spouse image ordination diocese name church alma_mater
19 february 2006 the rt revd alastair redfern anglican 3 children 14 february 2006 bishop of grantham area 2013 -rrb- bishop of grantham -lrb- 2010 -- 31 january british tim ellis -lrb- bishop -rrb-
 susan ellis , _ timothy_william . jpg 1976 diocese of lincoln dr tim ellis church of england king 's college london
tim ellis -lrb- bishop -rrb-

timothy william ellis -lrb- born 26 august 1953 -rrb- was bishop suffragan of grantham -lrb- and area bishop from 2010 until 31 january 2013 . -rrb-
he was educated at city grammar school , sheffield ; king 's college london ; st augustine 's college , canterbury ; and york university .
ordained in 1977 he began his career with a curacy in manchester at st john 's church , old trafford and was then successively vicar at pendleton ; vicar of st leonard , norwood , sheffield ; rural dean of ecclesfield , also canon of sheffield cathedral , and finally -lrb- before his elevation to the episcopate -rrb- archdeacon of stow and lindsey in the diocese of lincoln .
a keen sheffield wednesday fan and occasional blogger , he is also believed to be the first bishop to sport an earring .
bishop tim was the celebrant at the first u2charist in england and organised a national vigil before the first gulf war .
he is chair of involving lincs , president of the lincolnshire rural housing association and patron of lincoln mind .
bishop ellis continues to serve on the fabric advisory councils of york minster and sheffield cathedral .
and is a member of the advisory panel on the archaeology of christian burials in england 's standing committee , having been vice-chair of the council for the care of churches .
