Anna Eltringham

The Right Reverend

Anna Eltringham
Bishop of Ripon
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceProvince of York
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Leeds
In office2023–present
PredecessorHelen-Ann Hartley
Previous post(s)Team leader, Oxted benefice (2014–2023)
Orders
Ordination2008 (deacon)
2009 (priest)
by Tom Butler
Consecration22 June 2023
by Stephen Cottrell
Personal details
Born1974 (age 49–50)
England
SpouseNigel Eltringham
Children2
Education

Anna Eltringham (born 1974) is an Anglican bishop. Since 2023 she has served as Bishop of Ripon in the Diocese of Leeds. From 2014 to 2023, she served as Team leader of the Oxted benefice.[1]

Early life

Eltringham was born in 1974,[2] and she grew up in the West Country.[3] She studied at business and anthropology at Durham University, where she was a member of St John's College, Durham, and she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1996.[2][3] She worked in strategic marketing until her call to ordained ministry.[4]

Ordained ministry

She studied at the South East Institute for Theological Education and was ordained deacon in 2008 and priest in 2009.[5] After a curacy at Holy Innocents Church, South Norwood,[5] she was Team Vicar of Oxted from 2014 to 2019; and Team Rector from 2019 to 2023. She was also Dean of Women's Ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Southwark from 2017 until her appointment as bishop.[2] She was also an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC) from 2020 to 2022,[6] and then an Honorary Chaplain to the King (KHC) from 2022 to 2023.[2]

Eltringham was consecrated as a bishop by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minster on 22 June 2023.[7]

Views

In November 2023, she was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Next Bishop of Ripon to be Canon Anna Eltringham". Church Times. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Anna Eltringham". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bishop of Ripon". Diocese of Leeds. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Anna Eltringham". Linked In. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Anna Eltringham". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Revd Canon Anna Eltringham appointed as Chaplain to the Queen". Oxted Team Ministry. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Two new bishops for our diocese consecrated at York Minster". Diocese of Leeds. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. ^ Martin, Francis (1 November 2023). "Don't delay guidance allowing priests to be in same-sex marriages, say 44 bishops". Church Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ripon
2023 to present 		Incumbent


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