Anna Eltringham

British Anglican priest

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 educated at St John's College, Durham[2] and worked in strategic marketing until her call to ordained ministry.

Ordained ministry

She studied at the South East Institute for Theological Education and was ordained deacon in 2008 and priest in 2009.[3] After a curacy at Holy Innocents Church, South Norwood,[3] 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. She was also an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen.[4]

Eltringham was consecrated as a bishop by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minster on 22 June 2023.[5]

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".[6]

References

  1. ^ "Next Bishop of Ripon to be Canon Anna Eltringham". Church Times. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Anna Eltringham". Linked In. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Anna Eltringham". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Revd Canon Anna Eltringham appointed as Chaplain to the Queen". Oxted Team Ministry. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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 onwards
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Bishops of Knaresborough and area Bishops of Ripon
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  • James Bell, Bishop of Knaresborough, area bishop for Ripon
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Area bishops
Other bishops
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Predecessor offices
  • diocesan Bishops of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999), of Wakefield (1888–2014) and of Bradford (1919–2014)
  • Bishop suffragan of Penrith (1888–1889; reappointed to Richmond)
  • Bishops suffragan of Knaresborough (renamed Ripon), of Pontefract (renamed Wakefield) and of Richmond (renamed Kirkstall)
  • Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
  • Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
  • Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
  • Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
  • Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
  • Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)


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