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| Contenders for Church of England's first female bishops | Contenders for Church of England's first female bishops |
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| The Very Rev Vivienne Faull, 59, dean of York Minster | The Very Rev Vivienne Faull, 59, dean of York Minster |
| Faull was among the first group of 1,000 women ordained in the Church of England in 1994, and the first appointed to a cathedral deanery, when she became dean at Leicester in 2000. Brought up on the Wirral, Merseyside, Faull is a former chaplain to Clare College, Cambridge, the first woman to hold such an appointment at that university or Oxford, where she read history at St Hilda's College. | Faull was among the first group of 1,000 women ordained in the Church of England in 1994, and the first appointed to a cathedral deanery, when she became dean at Leicester in 2000. Brought up on the Wirral, Merseyside, Faull is a former chaplain to Clare College, Cambridge, the first woman to hold such an appointment at that university or Oxford, where she read history at St Hilda's College. |
| The Very Rev Dr Jane Hedges, 58, dean of Norwich cathedral | |
| Perhaps best known as the first clergywoman to shake hands with Pope Benedict XVI when he attended a prayer service at Westminster Abbey in 2010. Her previous role as canon steward of Westminster Abbey and archdeacon of Westminster involved greeting and accompanying senior members of the royal family at the most high-profile services. In the past she has served as a team rector and rural dean in Honiton, residentiary canon at Portsmouth cathedral, stewardship adviser in the diocese of Portsmouth, team vicar and hospital chaplain in Southampton and curate in Fareham. | Perhaps best known as the first clergywoman to shake hands with Pope Benedict XVI when he attended a prayer service at Westminster Abbey in 2010. Her previous role as canon steward of Westminster Abbey and archdeacon of Westminster involved greeting and accompanying senior members of the royal family at the most high-profile services. In the past she has served as a team rector and rural dean in Honiton, residentiary canon at Portsmouth cathedral, stewardship adviser in the diocese of Portsmouth, team vicar and hospital chaplain in Southampton and curate in Fareham. |
| The Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, 52, chaplain to the House of Commons and a chaplain to the Queen | |
| Born and brought up in Montego Bay, Jamaica, she is the first black female chaplain to the Commons, and is known for her straight talking. She is also vicar to two inner-city parishes in east London. | Born and brought up in Montego Bay, Jamaica, she is the first black female chaplain to the Commons, and is known for her straight talking. She is also vicar to two inner-city parishes in east London. |
| The Very Rev Dr June Osborne, 61, dean of Salisbury cathedral | The Very Rev Dr June Osborne, 61, dean of Salisbury cathedral |
| Osborne was one of the first 1,500 women to be ordained and the first to serve at one of England's medieval cathedrals. She became a deacon at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham, and has also served at St Aldate's Church, Oxford, and in the Old Ford parishes in London. Her speech at the church general synod the year before it voted on female priests was credited by some for swinging the vote in favour. In 2006 she was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Wiltshire. | Osborne was one of the first 1,500 women to be ordained and the first to serve at one of England's medieval cathedrals. She became a deacon at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham, and has also served at St Aldate's Church, Oxford, and in the Old Ford parishes in London. Her speech at the church general synod the year before it voted on female priests was credited by some for swinging the vote in favour. In 2006 she was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Wiltshire. |
| The Rev Lucy Winkett, 46, rector of St James's Piccadilly, central London | The Rev Lucy Winkett, 46, rector of St James's Piccadilly, central London |
| Before moving to St James's in 2010, Winkett was canon precentor at St Paul's Cathedral, where she survived open opposition when some worshippers refused to receive holy communion from her hand. Trained at the Royal College of Music, she was a professional classical singer. A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, Winkett is also an author who has contributed to several books including Why I Am Still an Anglican. She advises Theos, a thinktank set up in 2006. | Before moving to St James's in 2010, Winkett was canon precentor at St Paul's Cathedral, where she survived open opposition when some worshippers refused to receive holy communion from her hand. Trained at the Royal College of Music, she was a professional classical singer. A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, Winkett is also an author who has contributed to several books including Why I Am Still an Anglican. She advises Theos, a thinktank set up in 2006. |
| The Ven Rachel Treweek, 51, archdeacon of Hackney | The Ven Rachel Treweek, 51, archdeacon of Hackney |
| An evangelical who is widely respected for competence and drive. Treweek has been archdeacon of Northolt, one of the church's middle management positions, and moved to Hackney in 2011. She is typical of the women who, if they had been men, would have been promoted to bishop years ago. | An evangelical who is widely respected for competence and drive. Treweek has been archdeacon of Northolt, one of the church's middle management positions, and moved to Hackney in 2011. She is typical of the women who, if they had been men, would have been promoted to bishop years ago. |