Jane Mainwaring

The Right Reverend

Jane Mainwaring
Bishop of Hertford
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of St Albans
In office2023 present
Other post(s)Archdeacon of St Albans
Orders
Ordination2000 (deacon)
2001 (priest)
Consecration2 February 2023
by Justin Welby
Personal details
Born
Jane Frances Mainwaring

1970 (age 53–54)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma materUniversity 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]

Early life and education

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]

Ordained ministry

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]

References

  1. ^ "Archdeacon Jane to be next Bishop of Hertford". Diocese of St Albans. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Jane Frances Mainwaring". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Jane Frances Mainwaring". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ Hart, Laura (7 February 2023). "Jane Mainwaring Consecrated as the new Bishop of Hertford". Diocese of St Albans. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ Lankshear, Jane F. (1999). "Quality and diversity in Anglican primary schools: a study of denominational inspection". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ St Albans Anglican
  7. ^ St Thomas, Wilbury
  8. ^ "Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Hertford: 24 November 2022". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ^ "(Order of Service) Eucharist with the Ordination and Consecration..." (PDF). Canterbury Cathedral. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Hertford
2023–present 		Incumbent


Stub icon 1 Stub icon2

This article about an English Anglican cleric is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a Church of England bishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.