Rose Hudson-Wilkin

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Rose Hudson-Wilkin at Keith Palmer's funeral

Rose Hudson-Wilkin (born January 19, 1961 in Montego Bay , Jamaica ) is a clergyman of the Anglican Church . She long served as chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons . In 2019 she was promoted to the Church of England's first black female bishop .

Life

Rose Hudson-Wilkin was born in Jamaica . Her mother moved to the UK shortly after she was born, and Rose Hudson-Wilkin grew up with her father and an aunt in Montego Bay. In 1982 she also moved to England to attend Church Army College . Here she met her future husband. In 1994 she was ordained a priestess. This was the first year that priestesses were ordained in the Church of England.

In 2008 she became chaplain to the Queen of England and in 2010 she became chaplain of the House of Commons.

In June 2019, it was announced by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby that she would succeed Trevor Willmott as Bishop of Dover .

Positions

The Archbishop of Canterbury described her as one of the most powerful public priests in the Church of England. She was featured on the BBC series 100 Women in 2013 .

She repeatedly took the view that minorities are underrepresented in her church. She doesn't see herself as a black priestess, but as a priestess who is lucky enough to be black.

With regard to homosexuality , she takes the view that the Church has focused too much on sexuality and has lost sight of what is really important. Besides, she knows enough homosexual couples who are loyal to each other. God also created homosexuals as such and they have to love them.

With regard to Brexit , she noted that she has also personally experienced increased racism since the referendum in 2016 .

Web links

Commons : Rose Hudson-Wilkin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, First Black Female Chaplain To Queen Hits Out Over Women Bishops, Gay Marriage. In: The Huffington Post UK. December 22, 2012, Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
  2. ^ Church of England appoints first black female bishop , BBC June 28, 2019.
  3. ^ A b c Cole Moreton, Rose Hudson-Wilkin: could she be the Right Rev? , The Telegraph dated February 5, 2012.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Harriet Sherwood, Church of England appoints its first black female bishop , The Guardian, June 28, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Hudson-Wilkin, Rose
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Bishop of the Church of England
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Montego Bay , Jamaica