Caroline Baston | |
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Priest in Charge of the Parish of St Andrew, Blunsdon | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
In office | 2011 to 2016 |
Other post(s) | Warden of the
Community of St Mary the Virgin (2013-2021) Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight (2006-2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | Caroline Jane Baston 17 October 1956 |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater |
University of Birmingham Ripon College Cuddesdon |
Caroline Jane Baston (born 17 October 1956) is a Church of England priest. From 2006 to 2011, she served as Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight.
Baston was born on 17 October 1956. [1] She studied at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1978 and a Certificate of Education (CertEd) in 1979. [2] She then began her first career as a mathematics teacher, working at a comprehensive school in inner-city Sandwell. [3]
In 1987, Baston entered Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college. There, she spent the next two years studying theology and training for ordination. [2]
Baston was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1989. From 1989 to 1994, she served as Parish Deacon of St Christopher's Church, Thornhill, Southampton. [2] In 1994, she was ordained as a priest; this was the first year that the Church of England ordained women to the priesthood and therefore she was one of its first female priests. [2] [3] She was an Assistant Curate at St Christopher's, Thornhill, and then Rector of All Saints', Winchester with St Andrew's, Chilcomb. [4] She was appointed an honorary canon of Winchester Cathedral in 2000. [2]
Baston was Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight from 2006 until 2011. [5] On 3 October 2011, she was licensed as Transition Minister and Priest-in-charge of St Andrew's, North Swindon. [6] In November 2013, she was appointed Warden of the Community of St Mary the Virgin, an Anglican religious order. [2] [7] She was appointed Master, Community of Hospital of St Nicholas, Salisbury, in 2021
Caroline Baston | |
---|---|
Priest in Charge of the Parish of St Andrew, Blunsdon | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
In office | 2011 to 2016 |
Other post(s) | Warden of the
Community of St Mary the Virgin (2013-2021) Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight (2006-2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | Caroline Jane Baston 17 October 1956 |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater |
University of Birmingham Ripon College Cuddesdon |
Caroline Jane Baston (born 17 October 1956) is a Church of England priest. From 2006 to 2011, she served as Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight.
Baston was born on 17 October 1956. [1] She studied at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1978 and a Certificate of Education (CertEd) in 1979. [2] She then began her first career as a mathematics teacher, working at a comprehensive school in inner-city Sandwell. [3]
In 1987, Baston entered Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college. There, she spent the next two years studying theology and training for ordination. [2]
Baston was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1989. From 1989 to 1994, she served as Parish Deacon of St Christopher's Church, Thornhill, Southampton. [2] In 1994, she was ordained as a priest; this was the first year that the Church of England ordained women to the priesthood and therefore she was one of its first female priests. [2] [3] She was an Assistant Curate at St Christopher's, Thornhill, and then Rector of All Saints', Winchester with St Andrew's, Chilcomb. [4] She was appointed an honorary canon of Winchester Cathedral in 2000. [2]
Baston was Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight from 2006 until 2011. [5] On 3 October 2011, she was licensed as Transition Minister and Priest-in-charge of St Andrew's, North Swindon. [6] In November 2013, she was appointed Warden of the Community of St Mary the Virgin, an Anglican religious order. [2] [7] She was appointed Master, Community of Hospital of St Nicholas, Salisbury, in 2021