LONDON, Oct. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:
TheKinghas approved the nomination of theReverend Dr Jitesh Krisnakant Patel, MA, MPhys,PhD, ActingDirectorofSt Mellitus CollegeEast Midlandsand Associate Vicar at Holy Trinity Church, in theDiocese of Leicester, to the Suffragan See ofJarrow, in the Diocese ofDurham, in succession to theRight Reverend Sarah Clark, MA,following hertranslation to the See ofEly.
Jitesh was educated at Jesus College, University of Oxford,and obtained his PhD through the Lambeth Research Degrees in Theology.He trained for ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He served his title at Christ Church, Abingdon, in the Diocese of Oxford and, in 2011, he was ordained Priest. In 2015, Jitesh was appointed Associate Vicar at St Jude's Church, Southsea, in the Diocese of Portsmouth. From 2018, Jitesh served asDiocesanDirector of Contextual Training, additionally serving as Associate Vicar (Training & Development) at Holy Trinity Church, in the Diocese of Leicester.
In 2019, Jitesh was appointed as Assistant Director and LecturerinTheology at St Mellitus CollegeEast Midlands, alongside his role as Associate Vicar at Holy Trinity Church.Additionally,Jiteshcurrentlyservesonbishop'scouncil,on anational patronage board,asaboardmember of the 30K Project, andis an author.
Jiteshis married to Bridget, and they have two daughters.
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