Paul Slater

Slater was born on 22 March 1958. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School, then a direct grant grammar school in Bradford, Yorkshire.{{cite web|title=Welcome for new Bishop of Richmond at historic consecration service|url=http://www.leeds.anglican.org/content/welcome-new-bishop-richmond-historic-consecration-service|website=Diocese of Leeds|access-date=13 July 2016}} He studied chemistry at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, which was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1983.

In 1981, Slater entered Cranmer Hall (part of St John's College, Durham) to study for ordination. He graduated from Durham University with a BA degree in theology in 1983 and completed a further year of training for ministry at Cranmer Hall.{{cite book |author= |title=Crockford's Clerical Directory |edition=100th |location=London |publisher=Church House Publishing |date=2007 |page=750 |isbn=978-0-7151-1029-4}}

He was ordained in the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1984 and as a priest in 1985. From 1984 to 1988, he served his curacy at St Andrew's, Keighley, in the Diocese of Bradford. He was then appointed Priest in charge of St John the Evangelist, Cullingworth, and Director of the Diocesan Foundation Course between 1988 and 1993.

Subsequently, he became the Personal Executive Assistant to the Bishop of Bradford from 1993 to 1995, and concurrently served as Warden of Readers from 1992 to 1996. He then served as the Rector of St Michael and All Angels Church, Haworth, from 1995 to 2001, before taking on the role of Bishop's Officer for Ministry and Mission from 2001 to 2005.

He was appointed Archdeacon of Craven in 2005 and became the acting Archdeacon of Richmond on 2 February 2014.[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10908049.Acting_Archdeacon_of_Richmond_to_move_on_to_become_next_Dean_of_Chelmsford_/ Acting Archdeacon of Richmond to move on to become next Dean of Chelmsford]. The Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 March 2015. When the two posts were merged, he became the Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven on 20 April 2014.[http://www.leeds.anglican.org/ripon-area-home Ripon Area]. leeds.anglican.org. Retrieved 13 July 2016. His residence was at Kadugli House, Keighley.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150721215442/http://www.westyorkshiredales.anglican.org/content/paul-slater-0 Paul Slater]. leeds.anglican.org. Archived 21 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

On 18 June 2015, it was announced that Slater would become the next Bishop of Richmond, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Leeds. The bishopric of Richmond had been in abeyance since 1921.[http://leeds.anglican.org/content/archdeacon-paul-slater-be-new-bishop-richmond Diocese of Leeds — Archdeacon Paul Slater to be new Bishop of Richmond] (Accessed 13 July 2016) He was consecrated during a service at Ripon Cathedral on 19 July by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York.{{cite web|title=Richmond in North Yorkshire gets first bishop since 1921|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33181095|work=BBC News|access-date=24 June 2015|date=18 June 2015}} This was the first consecration to take place at Ripon Cathedral since that of Thomas de Kirkcudbright as Bishop of Galloway in 1293.{{cite news|title=Cathedral rewrites history books with ceremony|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/cathedral-rewrites-history-books-with-ceremony-1-7367247|access-date=20 July 2015|work=The Yorkshire Post|date=20 July 2015}}

On 14 March 2018, Slater's See was translated from Richmond to Kirkstall (in Leeds) by Order in Council;{{Cite web| title=Orders approved and business transacted at the privy council held by the Queen at buckingham palace | date=2018-03-14 | url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-14-List-of-Business-Part-1.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084843/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-14-List-of-Business-Part-1.pdf | archive-date=2018-03-16}} thus, he kept the same role but became Bishop of Kirkstall.

In October 2021, it was announced that Slater would retire from the post on 31 January 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.leeds.anglican.org/news/bishop-paul-retire-his-leeds-area-role-new-year|title=Bishop Paul to retire from his Leeds area role in the new year|website=Diocese of Leeds|date=1 October 2021}}

Slater is married to Beverley, who works for the National Health Service. Together, they have two adult sons.

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