Rick Simpson (priest)
British Anglican priest (born 1966)
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Richard Lee "Rick" Simpson (born 5 July 1966)[1] is a British Anglican priest. He has been the Archdeacon of Auckland in the Diocese of Durham since 2018.[2]
Rick Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Durham | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1966 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Member of the House of Lords-Designate | |
| Ex officio as Bishop of Durham TBD | |
Simpson was educated at Keble College, Oxford and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1993, and priest in 1994. He was a curate in Heaton, Newcastle until 1997.[3] He was Priest in charge of Holy Trinity, Jesmond from 1997 to 2006; and then of St Brandon, Brancepeth from 2006. He was announced as the next Archdeacon of Auckland in October 2017.[4] He was installed as archdeacon during a service at Durham Cathedral on 11 February 2018.[2]
On 19 February 2026, Simpson was announced as the next Bishop of Durham[5], vacant following the retirement, in 2024, of Paul Butler.
