| Type: | bishop |
| Honorific Prefix: | The Right Reverend |
| Paul Ferguson | |
| Bishop of Whitby | |
| Church: | Church of England |
| Diocese: | Diocese of York |
| Term: | 2014 to 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Martin Warner |
| Other Post: | Archdeacon of Cleveland (2001–2014) |
| Ordination: | 1985 (deacon) 1986 (priest) |
| Consecration: | 3 July 2014 |
| Consecrated By: | John Sentamu |
| Birth Date: | 1955 7, df=y |
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| Partner: | --> |
| Occupation: | Organist and |
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Paul John Ferguson FRCO (born 13 July 1955) is a British retired Anglican bishop. From 2014 to 2024, he was the Bishop of Whitby, a suffragan bishop in the Church of England's Diocese of York.[1]
Ferguson was born on 13 July 1955. He was educated at Birkenhead School, an independent school in Merseyside.[2] Having been awarded an organ scholarship, he studied music at New College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1976:[3] as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1980. He undertook teacher training at Westminster College, Oxford completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). He returned to his former school as a teacher and organ player. He then returned to university, and studied theology at King's College, Cambridge while training for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge, a Liberal Anglo-Catholic theological college. He graduated with a further BA in 1984.
Ferguson was made a deacon at Petertide 1985 (30 June), by Ronald Brown, Bishop of Birkenhead, at St Mary-without-the-Walls, Chester, and ordained a priest the Petertide following (29 June 1986), by Michael Baughen, Bishop of Chester, at Chester Cathedral. After a curacy at St Mary, Chester he was Curate, Chaplain, Sacrist and Precentor at Westminster Abbey from 1988 to 1995. After this he was Precentor and a Residentiary Canon at York Minster until his appointment as Archdeacon of Cleveland in 2001.[4]
He was consecrated at York Minster on 3 July 2014 by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York.[5] In the vacancy in See between the retirement of Sentamu and the confirmation of Stephen Cottrell, Ferguson was acting diocesan bishop.[6] He retired in July 2024.[7]
In 1982, Ferguson married Penelope. Together the had one daughter and two sons. His wife predeceased him in 2022.[8]