Ellen Clark-King | |
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Dean of King's College London | |
Church | Church of England |
In office | 2020 to present |
Predecessor | Richard Burridge |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1992 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ellen Jane Clark 1962 (age 61–62) |
Nationality | British-Canadian |
Alma mater |
Ellen Jane Clark-King ( née Clark; born 1962) is a British-Canadian Anglican priest and academic. Since 2020, she has served as Dean of King's College London.
Ellen Jane Clark was born in 1962. [1] From 1982 to 1985, she studied history at Newnham College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree: [1] [2] [3] as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree. [1] From 1989 to 1992, she trained for ordination and studied theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon. [1] She continued her studies in Christian spirituality at the University of London, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1999. [1] [2] She then studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Lancaster University, which she completed in 2003 with a doctoral thesis titled "Sacred hearts: feminist theology interrogated by the voices of working-class women". [4]
Clark-King was made a deacon in the Church of England in 1992. [1] Following the vote to allow women to be ordained as priests in the Church of England, she was ordained to the priesthood in 1994 during a service at Hereford Cathedral. [3] She served her curacy in a multi-church parish in the Diocese of Hereford from 1992 to 1995. [1] Then, from 1995 to 2000, she was fellow and chaplain of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. [2] In 2000, she moved to the Diocese of Newcastle, where she became a doctoral student and non-stipendiary minister. [1] [3] She was additionally assistant diocesan director of ordinands from 2001 to 2005. [1]
In 2005, Clark-King left the United Kingdom for the Anglican Church of Canada: she was looking for an inclusive church that was welcoming of LGBTQ clergy and accepted same-sex marriage. [3] She served as associate pastor of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver between 2005 and 2012. [1] She was additionally Archdeacon of Burrard from 2007 to 2014. [1] [5] From 2012 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2016, she was cathedral vicar of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver. [1] [6] For the 2014/15 academic year, she was director for Anglican formation at the Vancouver School of Theology. [1] [7] She was also an elected member of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. [8] She took Canadian citizenship during her time in the country. [3]
In December 2016, she moved to the United States, where she became executive pastor and canon for social justice at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco in the Episcopal Diocese of California. [6] She was promoted to vice-dean in September 2019. [6] She was an elected member of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. [8]
Having returned to the United Kingdom, she has been Dean of King's College London since December 2020: this is the most senior cleric of the university, and is tasked with overseeing the spiritual development and welfare of all its students and staff. [9] She is the first woman to hold the post in the almost two centuries of the college's existence. [9] She has additionally be a non-stipendiary minister at St Anne's Church, Soho in the Diocese of London since 2021, and a public preacher in the Diocese of Southwark since 2022. [10]
She is married to Jeremy Clark-King, a fellow Anglican priest. [9] Jonathan Clark, an Anglican bishop, is her brother. [11]
Ellen Clark-King | |
---|---|
Dean of King's College London | |
Church | Church of England |
In office | 2020 to present |
Predecessor | Richard Burridge |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1992 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ellen Jane Clark 1962 (age 61–62) |
Nationality | British-Canadian |
Alma mater |
Ellen Jane Clark-King ( née Clark; born 1962) is a British-Canadian Anglican priest and academic. Since 2020, she has served as Dean of King's College London.
Ellen Jane Clark was born in 1962. [1] From 1982 to 1985, she studied history at Newnham College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree: [1] [2] [3] as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree. [1] From 1989 to 1992, she trained for ordination and studied theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon. [1] She continued her studies in Christian spirituality at the University of London, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1999. [1] [2] She then studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Lancaster University, which she completed in 2003 with a doctoral thesis titled "Sacred hearts: feminist theology interrogated by the voices of working-class women". [4]
Clark-King was made a deacon in the Church of England in 1992. [1] Following the vote to allow women to be ordained as priests in the Church of England, she was ordained to the priesthood in 1994 during a service at Hereford Cathedral. [3] She served her curacy in a multi-church parish in the Diocese of Hereford from 1992 to 1995. [1] Then, from 1995 to 2000, she was fellow and chaplain of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. [2] In 2000, she moved to the Diocese of Newcastle, where she became a doctoral student and non-stipendiary minister. [1] [3] She was additionally assistant diocesan director of ordinands from 2001 to 2005. [1]
In 2005, Clark-King left the United Kingdom for the Anglican Church of Canada: she was looking for an inclusive church that was welcoming of LGBTQ clergy and accepted same-sex marriage. [3] She served as associate pastor of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver between 2005 and 2012. [1] She was additionally Archdeacon of Burrard from 2007 to 2014. [1] [5] From 2012 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2016, she was cathedral vicar of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver. [1] [6] For the 2014/15 academic year, she was director for Anglican formation at the Vancouver School of Theology. [1] [7] She was also an elected member of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. [8] She took Canadian citizenship during her time in the country. [3]
In December 2016, she moved to the United States, where she became executive pastor and canon for social justice at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco in the Episcopal Diocese of California. [6] She was promoted to vice-dean in September 2019. [6] She was an elected member of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. [8]
Having returned to the United Kingdom, she has been Dean of King's College London since December 2020: this is the most senior cleric of the university, and is tasked with overseeing the spiritual development and welfare of all its students and staff. [9] She is the first woman to hold the post in the almost two centuries of the college's existence. [9] She has additionally be a non-stipendiary minister at St Anne's Church, Soho in the Diocese of London since 2021, and a public preacher in the Diocese of Southwark since 2022. [10]
She is married to Jeremy Clark-King, a fellow Anglican priest. [9] Jonathan Clark, an Anglican bishop, is her brother. [11]