Christine Hardman

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Christine Hardman, The Lord Bishop of Newcastle

Christine Elizabeth Hardman (born August 27, 1951 ) is a British Anglican theologian . She has been Bishop of Newcastle in the Church of England since September 2015 .

Life

Christine Hardman comes from a not very religious family. She was baptized as a child, but did not come to faith until she was in her mid-twenties. She grew up in Boreham Wood , a small town north of London. She attended Queen Elizabeth's School for Girls in the London borough of Barnet and at Woolwich Polytechnic. At the age of 16 she met her future husband Roger; the couple married when Christine Hardman was 19 years old. She studied Economics at the University of London , where she graduated with an external degree as B.Sc (Econ). She initially worked as a paralegal ( articled clerk ) and, until the birth of her daughters, as a broker in a real estate agency . The family then moved to Harpenden .

Attending church services in the parish of her youth and taking part in parish life ultimately prompted Hardman's preoccupation with the faith. Then studied theology at Westminster College of the University of Oxford , where she a master's degree as Master of Theology (MTh) in practical theology acquired (Applied Theology). In preparation for the priesthood, she attended part-time the training program (Training Scheme) of the St Albans Ministry Course, now the Eastern Region Ministry Course. Hardman is thus the first Bishop of the Church of England to complete her priestly education on a part-time basis in a training program rather than regular, permanent training at a theological college.

In 1984 she became a part-time deaconess and served from 1984 to 1988 at St John the Baptist Church, Marykate Street in the village of Marykate in the diocese of St Albans , Province of Canterbury . In 1987 she was ordained a deacon . In 1988, she was assistant pastor ( curate ) at St John the Baptist Church. In 1988, she became Tutor and Course Director on the St Albans Ministerial Training Scheme; she carried out these tasks until 1996. From 1991, after the St Albans Ministerial Training Scheme was merged with the Oxford Ministry Course, she was Director of Mission Studies.

In 1994 she was ordained a priest ; she was one of the earliest female pastors in the Church of England. From 1996 to 2001 she was pastor ( vicar ) at the Holy Trinity and Christ the King Church in Stevenage .

From 1999 to 2001 she was the country dean Stevenage ( Rural Dean of Stevenage ). In 2001 she became Archdeacon of Lewisham ( Archdeacon ; head of a church district), then from 2008 with the title Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich (Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich) in the Diocese of Southwark ; she held this office until the end of November 2012. She then became an Honorary Assistant Priest at Southwark Cathedral ; it also bears the title "Archdeacon Emeritus ".

Hardman was, with a brief interruption, since 1998 a member of the General Synod of the Church of England (General Synod of the Church of England). In 1995 she was first elected to the Synod of the Diocese of St Albans; In 2003 she was elected as a member in a by-election in Southwark. From 2010 to 2015 she was chairman ( prolocutor ) of the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury (Synodal Assemblies of the Dioceses of Canterbury and York) in the 2010–2015 synodal period. In the General Synod she was a member of the following committees: Eucharistic Prayers Revision Committee, the Dioceses and Pastoral Measures Review Group and the Ethical Investment Advisory Group. She was a member of the Archbishop's Council. As part of her work for the General Synod, she was also involved in ecclesiastical legislation for the ordination of women in the Church of England.

Her appointment as Bishop of Newcastle was announced on September 2, 2015 ; she is the 12th bishop on the Newcastle seat. She succeeded Martin Wharton , who retired on November 30, 2014. Hardman's election as Bishop of Newcastle was confirmed in a service by John Sentamu , the Archbishop of York , in the so-called "Confirmation" on September 22, 2015 in York Minster , whereby Hardman was officially and canonically effective Bishop of Newcastle. She is thus the second diocesan bishop of the Church of England after Rachel Treweek and the first diocesan bishop of the Province of York .

On November 30, 2015, Hardman was ordained Bishop of Newcastle at York Minster by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York . Her inauguration and enthronement took place on December 12, 2015 at St Nicholas Cathedral in Newcastle.

Membership in the House of Lords

Since November 18, 2015, Hardman has been an official member of the House of Lords as Lord Spiritual (Spiritual Lord). She is the second diocesan bishop of the Church of England to become a member of the House of Lords, after Rachel Treweek , the Bishop of Gloucester . On January 26, 2016, with the assistance of John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, and Christopher Chessun , Bishop of Southwark , she was officially inducted into her office in the House of Lords.

Private

Hardman is married; Her marriage to Roger Hardman has two, now grown-up daughters, Elinor and Isabel. She is particularly interested in creating connections and cooperation between business and the church. Her hobbies include theater and cinema , as well as cycling (especially bike tours abroad) and running . Hardman took part successfully three times in the London Marathon and once successfully in the Great North Run .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i The Venerable Christine Hardman is appointed as Her Majesty's Bishop in the diocese of Newcastle. Official website at 10 Downing Street, September 2, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Christine Hardman to be Twelfth Bishop of Newcastle ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of the Diocese of Newcastle on September 2, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.newcastle.anglican.org
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m In Profile: Christine Hardman ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of the Diocese of Newcastle on September 22, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.newcastle.anglican.org
  4. ^ Eastern Region Ministry Course: APPOINTMENT OF VEN. CHRISTINE HARDMAN AS BISHOP OF NEWCASTLE . September 2, 2015. Accessed on September 11, 2015: " Christine is to be the first diocesan bishop who trained on a course "
  5. ↑ The Venerable Christine Hardman, Archdeacon Emeritus ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of Southwark Cathedral . Retrieved October 8, 2015.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cathedral.southwark.anglican.org
  6. ↑ a b c Confirmation of Election Service for the 12th Bishop of Newcastle ( Memento of the original dated September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of the Diocese of Newcastle on September 23, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.newcastle.anglican.org
  7. ↑ Christine Hardman consecrated as Bishop of Newcastle itv.com November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015
  8. ↑ Inauguration of the twelfth Bishop of Newcastle ( Memento of the original from January 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Official website of the Diocese of Newcastle on December 12, 2015. Accessed January 26, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.newcastle.anglican.org
  9. ^ Bishop of Newcastle Official website of the House of Lords . Retrieved November 21, 2015
  10. ^ Bishop of Newcastle introduced to House of Lords Official website of the Archbishop of York, January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016
  11. ^ Next Bishop of Newcastle announced Thinking Anglicans . Retrieved October 8, 2015
predecessor Office successor
David Atkinson Archbishop of Lewisham
2001–2012 		Alastair Cutting
Martin Wharton Bishop of Newcastle
since 2015 		-
personal data
SURNAME Hardman, Christine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hardman, Christine Elizabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Anglican theologian
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1951