Rachel Treweek

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Rachel Treweek (born February 4, 1963 ) is a British Anglican theologian . She was named Bishop of Gloucester on March 26, 2015 . She was the first diocesan bishop in the Church of England .

Life

Treweek was born as Rachel Montgomery. She grew up in Hertfordshire . She attended Broxbourne School, a state school, in Broxbourne in Hertfordshire. She studied at the University of Reading where she graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in linguistics and speech therapy (Linguistics and Language Pathology).

Treweek worked as a speech therapist and speech therapist for the National Health Service (NHS). In addition, she worked at the Royal Free Hospital in child and adolescent psychiatry in the Child Development Team. During her work as a speech therapist and speech therapist, she also trained as a family therapist at the Institute of Family Therapy . After six years of employment, Treweek gave up her trained job to become a theologian.

In preparation for her priesthood, she attended Wycliffe Hall Theological College, a theological college of the Anglican Church, in Oxford . In 1994 she was ordained a deacon ; In 1995 she was ordained a priest . Their priests career began from 1994 to 1997 as assistant pastor ( curate ) at the St George and All Saints Church in Tufnell Park , in London , in the Diocese of London. She then worked there from 1997 to 1999 as a pastor , with the official title of "Associate Vicar". From 1999 to 2006 she was pastor ( vicar) at St. James the Less Church in Bethnal Green in London. At the same time she was the so-called "Continuing Ministerial Education Officer" responsible for the formation of priests in the stepney church district of the diocese of London.

In 2006 Treweek became Archdeacon ( Archdeacon ; head of a church district; German: Archdeacon) of Northolt (Archideacon of Northolt); she was thus one of the six archdeacons of the Diocese of London. She held this office until 2011. In May 2011 Archi deaconess was of Hackney ordained (Archdeacon of Hackney), and in July 2011 for this office.

In September 2013 Treweek was elected as one of eight so-called “participant observers” in the House of Bishops , she represents the South East of England region . The observers are church women in leadership roles in the Church of England who attend the meetings of the House of Bishops until a total of six women bishops have been appointed to the Church of England. On December 9, 2013, Treweek first attended a meeting of the House of Bishops in York .

On March 26, 2015, Treweek's appointment as the 41st Bishop of Gloucester was announced. She will succeed Michael Francis Perham , who retired in November 2014. Previously, with Libby Lane as suffragan bishop of Stockport and Alison White as suffragan bishop of Hull, two women had already been appointed bishops in the Church of England; However, Treeweek was the first woman to ever become a diocesan bishop in the Church of England. The second Docesan Bishop of the Church of England is now Christine Hardman , the Bishop of Newcastle. Treweek is also the first female bishop in the ecclesiastical province of Canterbury .

After her episcopal ordination, on September 7, 2015, Treweek became the first female bishop to receive a seat in the House of Lords as Lord Spiritual (Spiritual Lord) . Her admission to the House of Lords, shortly after she was appointed Bishop of Gloucester, owes her to a change in the law that gives preference to female bishops over male colleagues with a higher seniority when admitting them to the House of Lords. On October 26, 2015, with the assistance of Justin Welby , Archbishop of Canterbury , and Richard Chartres , Bishop of London , she was officially inducted into her office in the House of Lords and subsequently swore the oath of allegiance.

Treweek is politically committed to the work of ALMA (The Angola, London and Mozambique Association). She is Vice President (Vice Chair) of the ALMA Strategy Group and Chair of the Finance and Projects sub-committee. Her commitment goes back to an internship that she completed in South Africa in 1994 and where she got to know the work of ALMA.

Personal

Treweek has been married to her husband Revd Guy Treweek since 2006. Guy Treweek is a priest of the Church of England and as a so-called "Priest-in-Charge" as a parish pastor responsible for two parishes in the City of London . Her hobbies include hiking ; she claims to have a weakness for chocolate .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Diocese of Gloucester: Venerable Rachel Treweek , Official Website 10 Downing Street, March 26, 2013. Accessed March 29, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c d The Ven Rachel Treweek ( Memento from April 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Vita; Official website of the Diocese of London. Retrieved March 29, 2015
  3. ↑ a b The Bishop of Gloucester Designate ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Vita; Official website of the Diocese of Gloucester. Retrieved March 29, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gloucester.anglican.org
  4. ↑ a b The Archdeacon of Hackney, the Venerable Rachel Treweek, announced as the next Bishop of Gloucester announcement. Official website of the Diocese of Gloucester as of March 26, 2015. Accessed March 29, 2015
  5. ↑ a b New Archdeacon of Hackney is appointed Official Announcement; Hackney Gazette, May 18, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2015
  6. ^ First Female Representatives to House of Bishops Elected Official Announcement. Church of England Official Website , September 26, 2013. Accessed March 29, 2015
  7. ↑ Women dignitaries to be elected as Bishops' participant observers in: Church Times, February 7, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ (Photo) Female observers join House of Bishops meeting Christian News, in Christian Today, November 9, 2013
  9. ↑ a b Rachel Treweek to become the new bishop of Gloucester BBC news of March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015
  10. ^ A b Church of England names first female bishop to sit in the House of Lords in: The Daily Telegraph, March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015
  11. ^ Church of England adds a second woman bishop in space of three months Religion News Service, March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015
  12. ↑ First woman bishop in Lords hopeful stained glass ceiling will be broken Express & Star from October 26, 2015. Accessed November 21, 2015
  13. ^ First Anglican diocesan bishop of England appointed kath.ch on March 26, 2015. Accessed on March 29, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Treweek, Rachel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montgomery, Rachel (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Anglican theologian; Bishop-designate of Gloucester
DATE OF BIRTH 4th February 1963