The Revd Canon Andrew Norman, who most recently served as Director of Ministry and Mission for the Diocese of Leeds, will be consecrated as the next Suffragan Bishop in Europe at a service on Thursday 27th February at Canterbury Cathedral before being installed at the Cathedral Church of Holy Trinity in Gibraltar on Sunday 2nd March. He succeeds Bishop David Hamid who retired in February 2024.

More on his background, from the Diocese in Europe's announcement of his appointment on 29th November 2024:

Andrew has previously worked and lived in the Diocese in Europe. Prior to ordination he worked in Malta in a banknote-printing factory. His curacy was at St Michael’s Paris. Andrew remembers his time at St Michael’s very fondly and is looking forward to returning to explore more of the Diocese in Europe.

Andrew was ordained priest in 1996. Following his curacy in Paris he became Associate Vicar at Christ Church, Clifton in the Diocese of Bristol. He worked with Archbishop Rowan Williams as the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for International, Ecumenical and Anglican Communion Affairs. He was then Principal of Ridley Hall theological college from 2008 to 2016 before moving to the newly-formed Diocese of Leeds. He is author of ‘A Church Observed: being Anglican as times change’. 

Andrew is married to Amanda, who works for the Leprosy Mission and is a Licensed Lay Minister. They have two adult daughters.