Joanne Grenfell

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Joanne Woolway Grenfell (born 27 May 1972) is a

area bishop of the Diocese of London, since 2019.[1]

Early life and education

Grenfell was born on 27 May 1972.

doctoral thesis was titled "Spenser and the culture of place", and her DPhil was awarded in 1997.[6]

Grenfell was a lecturer in English Literature Oriel College, Oxford until 1998.[3] She then trained for ordained ministry in the Church of England at Westcott House, Cambridge from 1998 until 2000.[7]

Ordained ministry

She was ordained deacon (alongside her husband James Grenfell) in

Bishop of Ripon and Leeds (who had been Bishop of Warrington until shortly beforehand).[8] They were both ordained priest the following Trinity Sunday (10 June 2001) by James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool, at Liverpool Cathedral.[9]

Following a

Archdeacon of Portsdown[12] until 2019.[13]

Episcopal ministry

Her consecration as bishop, and start of her tenure as Bishop of Stepney, was on 3 July 2019 at St Paul's Cathedral;[14] the principal consecrator was Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.[15]

Views

In November 2023, she was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy".[16]

References

  1. ^ "Suffragan Bishop of Stepney: 7 May 2019". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street.
  2. ^ "Grenfell, Joanne Woolway". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^
    Who's Who 2021
    . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ Crockfords on line accessed by subscription Saturday 20 April 2013
  5. ^ "Joanne Grenfell". Diocese of London. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ Woolway, Joanne (1997). "Spenser and the culture of place". E-Thesis Online Servie. The British Library Press. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Joanne Woolway Grenfell". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ISSN 0009-658X
    . Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  10. ^ "Church web page". Manorparish.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Sheffield Anglican". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  12. ^ @CofEPortsmouth magazine 'Archdeacon Joanne is new Bishop of Stepney' Number 6 June 2019 p4
  13. ^ Diocese of Portsmouth (17 December 2012). "Portsmouth Anglican". Portsmouth Anglican. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. ^ "New Bishop of Stepney announced | Diocese of London". London.anglican.org. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  15. ^ "New Bishop of Stepney consecrated at St Paul's | Diocese of London". London.anglican.org. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  16. ^ Martin, Francis (1 November 2023). "Don't delay guidance allowing priests to be in same-sex marriages, say 44 bishops". Church Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Archdeacon of Portsdown

2013–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Stepney
2019–present 		Incumbent
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