Nicholas Henshall
Nicholas James Henshall (born 6 April 1962) is a British Anglican priest and author,[1] who has been Dean of Chelmsford since 2014.[2]
Nicholas Henshall | |
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| Dean of Chelmsford | |
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Henshall in 2018 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| In office | 2 February 2014 to present |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Henshall was born on 6 April 1962 in Mossley, England. He is the son of Michael Henshall, long-serving Bishop of Warrington.[3] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Wadham College, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon.[3]
He was ordained in 1989.[4] After a curacy at, St Mary, Blyth he was Vicar of St Margaret, Scotswood from 1992 to 2002. He then became Canon Precentor of Derby Cathedral, and was Vicar of Christ Church, Harrogate from 2008 to 2014. He served as acting Archdeacon of Richmond during his final year there.[5] Having been selected as the next Dean of Chelmsford, he was instituted at Chelmsford Cathedral on 2 February 2014.[6][7][8]
References
- Publications include Holy Ground (Sacristy Press, 2017) and Dear Nicholas... (Sacristy Press, 2019)
- Cathedral web-site
- "Henshall, Nicholas James". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- Ripon/Leeds Anglican
- Chelmsford Anglican
- Chelmsford Weekly News
- Diocese of Chelmsford – Henshall appointed Dean (Accessed 15 November 2013)
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by Janet Henderson as archdeacon |
acting Archdeacon of Richmond 1 February 2013 – 2 February 2014 |
Succeeded by Paul Slater as acting archdeacon |
| Preceded by Peter Judd |
Dean of Chelmsford 2 February 2014 – present |
Incumbent |