Stephen Waine

Stephen John Waine (born May 1959) is an Anglican priest. Since February 2015, he has been the Dean of Chichester.[1] He had been the Archdeacon of Dorset from 2010 to 2015.[2]

The Very Reverend

Stephen Waine
Dean of Chichester
DioceseDiocese of Chichester
In officeFebruary 2015 – present
PredecessorNicholas Frayling
Other postsArchdeacon of Dorset (2010–2015)
Orders
Ordination1984 (deacon)
by John Waine (deacon)
Personal details
Birth nameStephen John Waine
BornMay 1959 (age 61)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
ParentsJohn Waine
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia

Early life

Waine was born in 1959, son of John Waine, later Bishop of Stafford, of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and of Chelmsford.[3] He studied Economic and Social Studies at the University of East Anglia and graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1980. He then trained for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge.[4]

Ordained ministry

Waine was made a deacon at Petertide 1984 (1 July) by his father, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, at St Edmundsbury Cathedral (by letters dimissory from the vacant See of Lichfield).[5] He was ordained a Church of England priest the next year, 1985.[6] He then served his curacy at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton.[7] He was Succentor at St Paul's Cathedral from 1988 to 1993. After this, he was Vicar of St Edward the Confessor Church, Romford. In 2010, he was appointed Archdeacon of Dorset.[1]

In November 2014 it was announced that he would succeed Nicholas Frayling as Dean of Chichester. He took up the post in February 2015:[1] he was instituted on 14 February.[8]

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References
  1. "Archdeacon Stephen Waine named as new Dean of Chichester". BBC News. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. Salisbury diocese website
  3. "Waine, Stephen John". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 January 2019. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. "The Ven Stephen Waine - bio". Who's Who. Diocese of Salisbury. Archived from the original (doc) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#6334). 6 July 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 June 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  7. Church details Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Diocese of Chichester – Downing Street announces new Dean of Chichester Cathedral (Accessed 20 November 2014)


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