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Andrew John Watson (born 16 July 1961) is the Bishop of Guildford in the Church of England.〔http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/whats-on/news/detail/2015/02/25/tenth-bishop-of-guildford-to-be-inaugurated-at-guildford-cathedral〕 He formerly served as Bishop of Aston.〔Daily Telegraph, "Appointments in the clergy", p. 28, 8 September 2008〕 Watson was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.〔(Church of England press release )〕 He was ordained in 1987 after theological studies at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. His first positions were curacies at St Peter's Ipsley in the Diocese of Worcester (1987–1991) and Ss John and Peter's Notting Hill in the Diocese of London (1991–1996), after which he was Vicar of St Stephen's East Twickenham, from which three new churches were planted.〔(BBC announcement )〕 He was also the Area Dean of Hampton from 2003 until becoming a bishop.〔("New Bishop of Aston announced" )〕〔Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009, Lambeth, Church House Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0〕 In 2008 he was appointed as Bishop of Aston and on 26 September 2014 it was announced that he would be translated to Bishop of Guildford.〔〔https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/news/2014/new-bishop-of-guildford-announced〕 The confirmation of his election to the See of Guildford occurred on 24 November 2014;〔(Diocese of Guildford – Confirmation of election of new Bishop of Guildford ) (Accessed 28 January 2015)〕 his ministry was inaugurated at Guildford Cathedral on 28 February 2015.〔 Watson is married to Beverly, herself ordained in St Paul's Cathedral (). They have four children: Hannah, Samuel, Joseph and Lydia.〔(Church Times announcement )〕 He is the author of ''The Fourfold Leadership of Jesus'',〔(The Fourfold Leadership of Jesus )〕 ''Confidence in the Living God'' (2009),〔(Confidence in the living God )〕 and ''The Way of the Desert'' (2011).〔(New Lent Courses 2012 - The Way of The Desert by Andrew Watson: connecting the Exodus to the Everyday )〕〔(A review of ''The Way of the Desert'' )〕 He regularly speaks on the themes of Church Growth and Renewal in the UK, Norway and Sweden. He is on the board of the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham and the Archbishops' College of Evangelists and chairs the CPAS Trustees and the Panel for World Mission and the Anglican Communion. In February 2015, his handling of the controversy over anti-semitic material that was shared online by Stephen Sizer was praised by the Jewish community.〔http://www.bod.org.uk/board-welcomes-churchs-swift-action-over-sizer/〕 ==Styles== *Andrew Watson (1961–1988) *''The Reverend'' Andrew Watson (1988–2008) *''The Right Reverend'' Andrew Watson (2008–present) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Watson (bishop)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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