Norman Banks (bishop)

Norman Banks
The Right Reverend; Norman Banks; SSC
	Bishop of Richborough (AEO)
	Bishop Banks in 2012
Church	Church of England
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Canterbury
Predecessor	Keith Newton
Other posts	Vicar of Walsingham (2000–2011)
Orders
Ordination	1983
Consecration	16 June 2011[1]; by Rowan Williams
Personal details
Born	4 April 1954
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Oriel College, Oxford

Norman Banks SSC (born 4 April 1954) is an Anglican bishop. Since 2011, he has been the Bishop of Richborough,[2] the provincial episcopal visitor for the eastern half of the Church of England Province of Canterbury.

Early life

Banks was born on 4 April 1954.[3] He studied at Oriel College, Oxford[3] before then studying for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford.[4]

He was an assistant curate at Christ Church and St Ann's, Newcastle[5] from 1982 to 1987 and priest in charge until 1990. He was Vicar of St Paul's, Whitley Bay,[6] from 1990 until 2000. Latterly he was Vicar of Walsingham.

Banks was appointed the third Bishop of Richborough.[7] On 16 June 2011, he was consecrated as a bishop at Southwark Cathedral by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury.[1] As Bishop of Richborough, he is the provincial episcopal visitor for the eastern half of the Province of Canterbury. He acted as principal consecrator during the episcopal ordination of Will Hazlewood on 15 July 2020.[8]

Banks is a member of the Council of Bishops of The Society.[9]

Church of England titles
Preceded by Keith Newton	Bishop of Richborough 2011–present	Incumbent

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