John Nicholls known as Jack Nicholls, (born 16 July 1943) is a British Anglican clergy and the current Bishop of Sheffield. July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Bishop of Sheffield is the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Sheffield. ...

The son of James Williams and Nellie Nicholls was educated in Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, King's College, London and St Boniface College, Warminster. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Is a selective school in the town of Waterfoot, Rossendale. ... Kings College London is the largest college of the University of London and one of a number of university institutions founded in England in the early 19th century. ...

Nicholls was curate of St Clements with St Cyprian, Salford from 1967 to 1969, curate of All Saints and Martyrs, Manchester from 1969 to 1972, and vicar from 1972 to 1978. Between 1978 and 1983, he was director of pastoral studies at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield and between 1983 and 1990 Canon Residentiary of Manchester Cathedral. In 1990, he became Suffragan Bishop of Lancaster, a post he held until 1997, when he was appointed 6th Bishop of Sheffield. He was introduced in the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual on 4 March 2003.^[1] Statistics Population: 72,750 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ805985 Administration Borough: Salford Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West Post... Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester in North West England. ... In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ... An Anglo-Catholic Anglican Theological School for the training of ordinands at Mirfield, West Yorkshire. ... Mirfield is a town in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. ... Manchester Cathedral The rear of the cathedral The interior Manchester Cathedral is a Medieval church located on Victoria Street in central Manchester. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... The Lords Spiritual of the United Kingdom, also called Spiritual Peers, consist of the 26 clergymen of the established Church of England who serve in the House of Lords along with the Lords Temporal. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since 1969, Nicholls has been married to Judith Dagnall; they have two sons and two daughters.

References

1. ^ House of Lords (2003-04-03). Announcement of his introduction at the House Lords. minutes of proceedings. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.

• DodOnline. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.