Tim Ellis

Early life Ellis was educated at City Grammar School, Sheffield; trained for the ministry at King's College London and at St Augustine's College, Canterbury; and took his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) at York University.

Ordained ministry 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 (before his ordination to the episcopate) 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.

Ellis was the celebrant at the first U2charist in England and organised a national vigil before the first Gulf War. He is Chair of Sheffield Faiths Together and Chair of the community-led housing organisation, East Midlands Community Led Housing Trust. He continues to serve on the Fabric Advisory Council of 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. By 13 February, a serving bishop (Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham) and nine further retired bishops had added their signatures; on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod.

In December 2024, Ellis was appointed chair of the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Diocese of Sheffield.

Styles The Reverend Tim Ellis (1976–1998) The Reverend Doctor Tim Ellis (1998–2000) The Reverend Canon Doctor Tim Ellis (2000–2001) The Venerable Doctor Tim Ellis (2001–2006) The Right Reverend Doctor Tim Ellis (2006–present)

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