Carol Stone
Carol Stone | |
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| Born | Peter James Stone 1954 |
| Died | 27 December 2014 (aged 60) Wroughton, England |
| Burial place | Swindon, England |
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| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Church of England |
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| Military career | |
| Service/ | Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class |
| Service number | 520138 |
| Unit | Royal Army Chaplains' Department |
Carol Ann Stone
Early life and education
Stone was born in 1954.
Ordained ministry
Stone was
From 1981 to 1983, Stone held her first
In June 2000, it was announced that she would be taking a short break from her parish work to undergo
The Rev Peter Stone has been under medical supervision for some time and has been diagnosed by two psychiatric practitioners as having a condition for which the appropriate medical treatment is Gender Redesignation. There are no ethical or ecclesiastical legal reasons why the Rev Carol Stone should not continue in ministry in the Church of England.[7]
In November 2000, she returned to St Philip's and parish ministry and began using the name Carol Ann Stone.[2][7] During her first Sunday service since returning, one woman shouted negative comments at her before being removed from the church by other churchgoers: a police officer had attended the service as a precautionary measure but did not have to become involved.[8] Stone was given a standing ovation at the end of the service by the remaining members of the congregation.[6] Four out of eighty members of the congregation left the church because of her transition; the rest "agreed to welcome their priest back as a woman".[5]
In 2006, she became a
Military service
In addition to her parish ministry and school chaplaincy, Stone served as
On 1 January 1990, she was transferred from TA Group B to TA Group A, therefore starting her service in the active reserve section of the Territorial Army.[4] On 1 January 1996, she was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class (equivalent in rank to major).[12] In June 2003, she was awarded the Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) in recognition of long service in the reserves.[13]
She resigned her commission on 7 May 2004.[14]
Personal life
Stone had been twice married and divorced:
Stone died on 27 December 2014 in Wroughton from pancreatic cancer and was buried in Swindon.[1][15]
References
- ^ a b c d "First Serving Sex-Change Vicar Carol Stone Dies". BBC News. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Sex Change Vicar Returns to Parish". BBC News. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Carol Ann Stone". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ a b "No. 52080". The London Gazette. 19 March 1990. p. 3669.
- ^ a b c d e Combe, Victoria (29 November 2000). "Sex-Change Vicar Tells How Her Prayers Have Been Answered". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "Sex-Change Vicar Back in Pulpit". BBC News. 3 December 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Vicar Plans Sex Change". BBC News. 19 June 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Cork, Tristan (31 December 2014). "Swindon Vicar Carol Stone, First Church of England Priest to Undergo Sex Change, Dies at 60". Western Daily Express. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Governors of Swindon College". Swindon College. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Home Page". St Philip's, Upper Stratton and St Peter's, Penhill Swindon. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "No. 49863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 September 1984. p. 12326.
- ^ "No. 54342". The London Gazette. 11 March 1996. p. 3706.
- ^ "No. 56952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 2003. p. 6800.
- ^ "No. 57390". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 2004. p. 10687.
- ^ "Revd Carol Stone, 1954–2014". Diocese of Bristol. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
