Janet Elizabeth "Jan" McFarlane (born 25 November 1964) is a British Church of England bishop and former speech and language therapist. She has been a Canon Residentiary of Lichfield Cathedral and honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield since 2020. In April 2023 she was appointed interim Dean of Lichfield Cathedral.[1] She previously served as Bishop of Repton (the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Derby) since her consecration as a bishop on 29 June 2016;[2][3] and (additionally) Acting Bishop of Derby from 31 August 2018 to February 2019.[4] On 5 June 2024, it was announced that she would be the next Dean of Lichfield; her installation at Lichfield Cathedral is scheduled for 21 September 2024.[5]
Jan McFarlane was born on 25 November 1964 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.[6][7][8] She was educated at Blythe Bridge High School, a state secondary school in Blythe Bridge near Stoke-on-Trent.[9] She studied at the University of Sheffield, graduating with a Bachelor of Medical Science (BMedSci) degree in 1987.[6] She then worked as a Speech Therapist in the National Health Service and lived in North Staffordshire.[10] She specialised in teaching deaf children to speak.[7]
Having been selected for ordination, Jan McFarlane underwent a number of years of formation. She studied theology at St John's College, Durham, and graduated from the University of Durham with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992.[6] She then underwent a further year of training at Cranmer Hall, Durham, an open evangelical Anglican theological college,[6][11] completing a Diploma in Ministry (DipMin) in 1993.[8]
McFarlane was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 at Lichfield Cathedral.[6][11] From 1993 to 1994, she served as parish deacon in the Stafford Team Ministry in the Diocese of Lichfield.[6] She was ordained as a priest in 1994.[6] She was one of the first female priests as 1994 was the first year that the Church of England ordained women to the priesthood.[12] From 1994 to 1996, she remained in the Stafford to serve her curacy as part of the Stafford Team Ministry.[6][11] From 1996 to 1999, she was a chaplain and minor canon of Ely Cathedral in the Diocese of Ely.[6]
In 1999, she moved to the Diocese of Norwich to take up the appointment of Diocesan Director of Communications.[6] From 2001 to 2009, she was additionally chaplain to Graham James, Bishop of Norwich.[6][11] She was selected as the next Archdeacon of Norwich in 2008.[10] On 15 March 2009, she was installed as Archdeacon in Norwich Cathedral.[11] Upon her appointment, she became one of only nine female archdeacons out of a total of 112 in the Church of England and the first in her diocese.[10] From 2015, she also served as Warden of Readers for the diocese.[13]
Jan McFarlane was first elected to the General Synod of the Church of England in 2005.[9] She is a supporter of the ordination of women as bishops.[14] She was a member of the General Synod that approved the consecration of women to the episcopate.[15]
On 26 February 2016, Jan McFarlane was announced as the next Bishop of Repton, suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Derby.[12] She was consecrated a bishop by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 29 June 2016.[2][3] She was welcomed into the Diocese of Derby as Bishop of Repton on 7 September 2016, during service at Derby Cathedral.[16]
It was announced in January 2020 that she would be moving to become a Residentiary Canon ("Canon Custos") of Lichfield Cathedral,[17] and an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield, the following April.[18] She was duly licensed to those roles on 3 April 2020.[19] In April 2023, she was licensed as interim dean of Lichfield Cathedral.[20][21] On 5 June 2024, it was announced that she had been appointed Dean of Lichfield on a permanent basis.[22][23] She will be installed as dean during a service at Lichfield Cathedral on 21 September 2024.[5]
In 2004, McFarlane married Andrew Ridoutt.[8] Her husband works as a television cameraman.[12]
In February 2014, McFarlane was diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of her treatment, she underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She shared her story with a local newspaper, the Eastern Daily Press, and "urged other cancer patients to not hide away from the disease".[24]
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