Kathleen Judith Rose (born 14 June 1937) is a British retired Anglican priest. She was one of the first female priests to hold a senior management role in the Church of England when she served as Archdeacon of Tonbridge from 1996 to 2002. [1]
Rose was educated at Sexey's Grammar School, Seale-Hayne College and the London Bible College. She had earlier career in agriculture. [2]
Rose became a parish worker at Rodbourne Cheney Parish Church, in 1976. She was made deaconess in 1976, and was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1987[ clarification needed] and as a priest in 1994. [3] She was at St George, Leeds from 1973 to 1981; chaplain at Bradford Cathedral from 1981 to 1985; minister at St Paul's Parkwood, Gillingham from 1986 to 1990; Rural Dean of Gillingham from 1988 to 1990; Chaplain to the Bishop of Rochester from 1990 to 1995; and Archdeacon of Tonbridge from 1996 to 2002. [4]
Rose belongs to the evangelical wing of the Church of England. [5]
A published author, her works include:
The Ven Judith Rose, Archdeacon of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, who was the first woman priest to be appointed to a senior Church post. An evangelical thought likely to vote for the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, who appointed her.
Kathleen Judith Rose (born 14 June 1937) is a British retired Anglican priest. She was one of the first female priests to hold a senior management role in the Church of England when she served as Archdeacon of Tonbridge from 1996 to 2002. [1]
Rose was educated at Sexey's Grammar School, Seale-Hayne College and the London Bible College. She had earlier career in agriculture. [2]
Rose became a parish worker at Rodbourne Cheney Parish Church, in 1976. She was made deaconess in 1976, and was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1987[ clarification needed] and as a priest in 1994. [3] She was at St George, Leeds from 1973 to 1981; chaplain at Bradford Cathedral from 1981 to 1985; minister at St Paul's Parkwood, Gillingham from 1986 to 1990; Rural Dean of Gillingham from 1988 to 1990; Chaplain to the Bishop of Rochester from 1990 to 1995; and Archdeacon of Tonbridge from 1996 to 2002. [4]
Rose belongs to the evangelical wing of the Church of England. [5]
A published author, her works include:
The Ven Judith Rose, Archdeacon of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, who was the first woman priest to be appointed to a senior Church post. An evangelical thought likely to vote for the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, who appointed her.