The 55-year-old is currently Vicar of Oxton St Saviour in the Diocese of Chester
A priest who has broad experience of both chaplaincy and teaching has been chosen as the next Suffragan Bishop of Burnley.
The date of Joe’s Consecration Service later this year at York Minster will be Friday, July 19 at 11am. This will be followed by his ‘Installation Service’ on Sunday, September 8 at 4pm in the presence of civic, faith and community leaders from across Lancashire at our Cathedral in Blackburn. "The advisory panel that met to interview candidates for the post was an extremely diverse one in which all traditions were well represented. The unity of mind that this group reached was extraordinary and it was incredibly beautiful to discern together a deep sense that Joe was the one whom God was calling.
In his first remarks, Rev. Dr Joe Kennedy said: "I am delighted and humbled to be announced today as the next Bishop of Burnley, and to be joining Bishop Philip’s team later in the year. My family are thrilled to be coming here to Lancashire and to the Diocese of Blackburn. In his new role, Joe will have particular responsibility for the ‘Being Witnesses’ strand of the Vision 2026 work. In this context he continued: "In so many communities across Lancashire, we can see Christians sharing the Gospel with confidence and enabling human flourishing through social action.
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