 Urwin was the area Bishop of Horsham in the Diocese of Chichester, in southern England, from 1993 to 2009, and was also the principal organiser of the annual Caister Conference.He was the Administrator of the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham from 2009 to 2015.On 12 April 2015, his appointment was announced as Vicar of Christ Church Brunswick in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australia.