Education
Williams was educated at Court Fields Community School, Wellington, Richard Huish College, Taunton and Grey College, Durham.
Williams was educated at Court Fields Community School, Wellington, Richard Huish College, Taunton and Grey College, Durham.
Since May 2015, he has been the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. From 2009 to 2015, he was the Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London. He trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
Williams was ordained in 1992.
He was a curate at Street James and Street Matthew"s Muswell Hill and then at Christ Church, Clifton before becoming the rector of Street James" Gerrards Cross. Episcopal ministry
Williams was ordained to the episcopate on 25 March 2009 by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Street Paul"s Cathedral, London.
From 2009 to 2015, he was the Bishop of Kensington, an area bishop in the Diocese of London. On 11 May 2015, Williams" canonical election as Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham was confirmed.
On 27 June, he was enthroned during an inauguration service at Southwell Minster.
The Reverend Paul Williams (1993–2007)
The Reverend Canon Paul Williams (2007–2009)
The Right Reverend Paul Williams (2009–present).