Sheila Watson (priest)
Sheila Watson | |
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Archdeacon of Canterbury | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Canterbury |
In office | 2007 to 2016 |
Predecessor | Patrick Evans |
Successor | Jo Kelly-Moore |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Buckingham (2002–2007) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1987 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheila Anne Atkinson 20 May 1953 |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse | Derek Watson |
Education | Ayr Academy |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews University of Oxford |
Sheila Anne Watson (
Early life and education
Watson was born on 20 May 1953.[1] She grew up in a seaside town. She was educated at Ayr Academy, a comprehensive school in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.[2] She graduated in classics at the University of St Andrews. She then did a preparatory year of theology at the University of Oxford and then returned to St Andrews for a research degree.
Religious life
She became a deaconess in 1979, serving in two Scottish parishes (1979–80), North East England (1980–84), London (1984-1996 - where she also gained experience in the diocesan selection and training of clergy and laity at the advisory board of Ministry in Westminster) and Salisbury (1997-2002 where her husband Derek Watson was Dean of Salisbury until his retirement in 2002). She was ordained as a deacon in 1987 and as a priest in 1994. From 2002 to 2007 she was the Archdeacon of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford.
Succeeding
Personal life
Watson is married to Derek Watson. Her husband is also a Church of England priest and was previously Dean of Salisbury. She is now the Preacher of Lincoln's Inn.[6]
Honours
Watson was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree by the University of Kent in November 2013.[2]
References
- ^ Who's Who 2012 – Watson, Sheila Anne
- ^ a b "The Venerable Sheila Watson - Doctor of Divinity". University of Kent. November 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Sheila First for Church". Daily Mirror. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Jones, Sam (21 March 2013). "Justin Welby enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ISSN 0009-658X.
- ^ "First Woman Archdeacon for Canterbury". Daily Express. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2011.