John Martin Wharton known as Martin Wharton, (born 6 August 1944) is a British Anglican clergy the current Bishop of Newcastle. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The following have been Bishop of Newcastle. ...

The son of John and Marjorie Wharton was educated in Ulverston Grammar School and Van Mildert College, Durham , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, politics, and sociology in 1969. He was further educated in Linacre College, Oxford, where Wharton received a Bachelor in theology and a Master of Arts in 1971, and in Ripon Hall, Oxford. Van Mildert College, commonly known as Mildert, is a college of the University of Durham in England. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... Linacre College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, currently offering graduate entry only. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογια, logia, words, sayings, or discourse) is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and gods. ... The degree of Master of Arts degree is an undergraduate degree awarded by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as by the University of Dublin. ...

Wharton was curate of St Peter Spring Hill, Birmingham from 1972 to 1975, and of St John the Baptist, Croydonfrom 1975 to 1977. Between 1977 and 1983 he was Director of Pastoral Studies in the Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford and between 1983 and 1992 Director of Ministry and Training in the Diocese of Bradford and Residentiary Canon of Bradford Cathedral. In 1992, Wharton became Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames, and held this post until 1997, when he was appointed 11th Bishop of Newcastle. This article is about the city in England. ... John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or John the Dipper) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ... Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in southern England, and is also an area of Greater London, being the main settlement in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Ripon College Cuddesdon is an Anglican theological college (seminary) located in Cuddesdon, a small village a short distance from Oxford. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... The Diocese of Bradford is a Church of England diocese, covering Bradford and Craven in Yorkshire, England. ... The east end of the cathedral The interior The Altar Bradford Cathedral (Grid reference SE166333) is situated in the heart of Bradford town centre in Yorkshire, England, on a site used for Christian worship since 8th century. ...

Since 1970, he has been married to Marlene Olive Duckett, they have one daughter and two sons.

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