Debbie Sellin
Deborah Mary Sellin (born 1964) is a British Anglican bishop serving as Bishop of Southampton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester.
Sellin was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon at Petertide 2007 (1 July)[1] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (28 June 2008) — both times by Christopher Hill, Bishop of Guildford, at Guildford Cathedral;[2] and served all her parish ministry in the Diocese of Guildford.[3] She was a Non-Stipendiary Minister at St Saviour, Guildford from 2007 to 2010; Vicar of Wonersh from 2010 to 2019; and Area Dean of Cranleigh from 2015 to 2019. In 2018 she was made an Honorary Canon of Guildford Cathedral.[4]
In April 2019, it was announced that she would be the next Bishop of Southampton; she legally took up her role on 3 July 2019, the day of her consecration, [5][6][7] by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[8]
References
- "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#7530). 6 July 2007. p. 26. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#7581). 4 July 2007. p. 25. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- "Deborah Mary Sellin". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- Wonersh Church
- "Suffragan Bishop of Southampton: 16 April 2019". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "A New Bishop for Southampton". Diocese of Winchester. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "UK news in brief - New Suffragan Bishop of Southampton". Church Times. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Winchester Anglican