Salford Churches

Mark Haworth

Team Rector of the Pendleton Team Ministry
and Team Rector designate of the All Saints, Salford Team

Mark moved from being Bishop’s Chaplain in the Peterborough Diocese in January 2005; prior to that he was a suburban/rural Assistant Curate, rural Incumbent, Rural Dean and Archdeaconry Sub-Warden of Readers in the Ely Diocese, then briefly a School Chaplain in Suffolk. He hails from Blackburn and  Altrincham, then graduating from Aberdeen University prior to a career as a district officer with the Forestry Commission in the Scottish Borders, Lake District, East Anglia and the English Marches.
Mark is a season-ticket holder at Blackburn Rovers FC, and loves upland walking with faithful labrador Poppy; he sings in the Cathedral Voluntary Choir, and plays club tennis locally; family, friends and people-in-general are among his other interests, along with a fatal attraction to challenges!
In the new Salford All Saints Team, in addition to co-ordinating and other responsibilities as Team Rector, Mark is the Parish Priest for St Thomas’ Pendleton  with Holy Angels Claremont, and St Aidan Lower Kersal, and has a  particular involvement with schools, and youth work with Pendleton Rovers FC.
In addition to Salford Deanery work, Mark serves on the Diocesan Synod, is a co-Tutor of a group of newly-ordained curates, and serves as an Archdeaconry of Manchester rep. on the Diocesan Church & Society Committee, being particularly involved in the Historic Churches, and Urban Faith & Life, Task Groups. Mark is also a member of the Diocesan Evangelism Task Group, the Prayer Book Society (Manchester Branch) Committee, and chairs the Manchester  Cathedral Country Home Main Committee, out at Mellor team.