Jane Mainwaring | |
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Bishop of Hertford | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of St Albans |
In office | 2023 present |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of St Albans |
Orders | |
Ordination | 2000 (deacon) 2001 (priest) |
Consecration | 2 February 2023 by Justin Welby |
Personal details | |
Born | Jane Frances Mainwaring 1970 (age 53–54) |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater |
University of Leeds Trinity College, Carmarthen |
Jane Frances Mainwaring (born 1970) is a British Anglican bishop, who has served as Bishop of Hertford, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of St Albans, since February 2023. She had previously been Archdeacon of St Albans from March 2020 to 2023. [1]
Mainwaring was born in 1970. [2] She studied theology and religious studies at Leeds University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992. [3] [4] She later studied at Trinity College, Carmarthen, graduating with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in 1997 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1999. [3] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Quality and diversity in Anglican primary schools: a study of denominational inspection". [5] From 1998 to 2000, she also trained for ordination on the East Anglian Ministerial Training Course. [3]
She was ordained deacon in 2000 and priest in 2001. [6] After a curacy in Sudbury, Suffolk she was the incumbent at Hitchin until her appointment as archdeacon. [7]
In November 2022, it was announced that Mainwaring would be the next Bishop of Hertford, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of St Albans. [8] She was consecrated a bishop on 2 February 2023 (the Feast of Candlemas) by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral. [9]
Jane Mainwaring | |
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Bishop of Hertford | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of St Albans |
In office | 2023 present |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of St Albans |
Orders | |
Ordination | 2000 (deacon) 2001 (priest) |
Consecration | 2 February 2023 by Justin Welby |
Personal details | |
Born | Jane Frances Mainwaring 1970 (age 53–54) |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater |
University of Leeds Trinity College, Carmarthen |
Jane Frances Mainwaring (born 1970) is a British Anglican bishop, who has served as Bishop of Hertford, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of St Albans, since February 2023. She had previously been Archdeacon of St Albans from March 2020 to 2023. [1]
Mainwaring was born in 1970. [2] She studied theology and religious studies at Leeds University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992. [3] [4] She later studied at Trinity College, Carmarthen, graduating with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in 1997 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1999. [3] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Quality and diversity in Anglican primary schools: a study of denominational inspection". [5] From 1998 to 2000, she also trained for ordination on the East Anglian Ministerial Training Course. [3]
She was ordained deacon in 2000 and priest in 2001. [6] After a curacy in Sudbury, Suffolk she was the incumbent at Hitchin until her appointment as archdeacon. [7]
In November 2022, it was announced that Mainwaring would be the next Bishop of Hertford, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of St Albans. [8] She was consecrated a bishop on 2 February 2023 (the Feast of Candlemas) by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral. [9]