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Nicholas Henshall
Dean of Chelmsford
Henshall in 2018
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Chelmsford
In office2 February 2014 to present
Personal details
Born (1962-04-06) 6 April 1962 (age 62)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism

Nicholas James Henshall (born 6 April 1962) is a British Anglican priest, who has been Dean of Chelmsford since 2014.[1]

Henshall was born on 6 April 1962 in Mossley, England. He is the son of Michael Henshall, long-serving Bishop of Warrington.[2] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Wadham College, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon.[2]

He was ordained in 1989.[3] 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.[4] Having been selected as the next Dean of Chelmsford, he was instituted at Chelmsford Cathedral on 2 February 2014.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Cathedral web-site
  2. ^ a b Henshall. "Henshall, Nicholas James". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  4. ^ Ripon/Leeds Anglican
  5. ^ Chelmsford Anglican
  6. ^ Chelmsford Weekly News
  7. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Henshall appointed Dean (Accessed 15 November 2013)
Church of England titles
Preceded byas archdeacon acting Archdeacon of Richmond
1 February 2013 – 2 February 2014
Succeeded byas acting archdeacon
Preceded by Dean of Chelmsford
2 February 2014 – present
Incumbent