Mandy Ford
Mandy Ford | |
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Dean of Bristol | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
In office | October 2020 to present |
Predecessor | David Hoyle |
Personal details | |
Born | Amanda Kirstine Ford 1961 (age 62–63) Wool, Dorset, England |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Parents | Sir David Ford (father) |
Partner | Anne (cp. 2007) |
Alma mater |
Amanda Kirstine Ford (known as Mandy; born 1961)
Early life and education
Ford was born in 1961 in
From 1998 to 2000, Ford trained for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford.[5] She would later graduate from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 2004.[5] She has am MA degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in ethics and biblical interpretation from the University of Nottingham: her doctoral thesis was titled "The self in the mirror of the Scriptures: the hermeneutics and ethics of Paul Ricoeur" and was submitted in 2012.[6]
Ordained ministry
Ford was
She had been
In June 2020, it was announced that she would be the next Dean of Bristol Cathedral.[13] She was installed as the 43rd Dean of Bristol on 3 October 2020: this made the Diocese of Bristol the first Church of England diocese to have women serving as both dean and diocesan bishop.[2]
Personal life
Ford has been in a same-sex civil partnership with Anne since 2007.[3][14]
Selected works
- Ford, Mandy (2019). God, Gender, Sex and Marriage. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1785924750.
References
- ^ "Amanda Kirstine Ford". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Installation of the Revd Canon Dr Mandy Ford as Dean of Bristol marks a first for the Church of England". Diocese of Bristol. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Who's Who 2022. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Ford, Sir David (Robert), (22 Feb. 1935–10 Sept. 2017), Chief Secretary, Hong Kong Government, 1986–93; Chairman: PCCW (Europe), since 2003; UK Broadband, since 2004". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Amanda Kirstine Ford". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Ford, Amanda Kirstine (2012). "The self in the mirror of the Scriptures: the hermeneutics and ethics of Paul Ricoeur". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "New Dean of Bristol Announced". Bristol Cathedral. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "The Clergy: The Revd Canon Dr Mandy Ford – Canon Chancellor". Southwark Cathedral. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "New Dean of Bristol Announced". Bristol Cathedral. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "NEW DEAN OF BRISTOL ANNOUNCED". Diocese of Bristol. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Dr Mandy Ford to lead Church of England's Ministry Division". The Church of England. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Dr Mandy Ford to lead Church of England's Ministry Division". Diocese of Southwark. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Reverend Canon Doctor Amanda Ford appointed Dean of Bristol: 3 June 2020". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Ford, Mandy (28 January 2020). "What the Bishops Could Have Said…". ViaMedia.News. Retrieved 28 July 2020.