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The Very Rev Vivienne Faull, 57, dean of York Minster The Very Rev Vivienne Faull, 57, dean of York Minster
Faull was among the first batch of 1,000 women to be ordained in the Church of England, and the first woman to be appointed to a cathedral deanery, when she became dean at Leicester in 2000. She is a former chaplain to Clare College, Cambridge, the first woman to hold such an appointment at either Oxford or Cambridge. Brought up on the Wirral on Merseyside, Faull read history at St Hilda's College, Oxford. Her father was a vet who became a Methodist minister. Faull was among the first batch of 1,000 women ordained in the Church of England in 1994, and the first appointed to a cathedral deanery, when she became dean at Leicester in 2000. Brought up on the Wirral, Merseyside, Faull is a former chaplain to Clare College, Cambridge, the first woman to hold such an appointment at that university or Oxford, where she read history at St Hilda's College. Her father was a vet who became a Methodist minister.
The Rev Dr Jane Hedges, 57, canon steward of Westminster Abbey and archdeacon of Westminster The Rev Dr Jane Hedges, 57, canon steward of Westminster Abbey and archdeacon of Westminster
Perhaps best known as the first clergywoman to shake hands with Pope Benedict XVI when he attended a prayer service at Westminster Abbey in 2010. Her role involves greeting and accompanying senior member of the royal family at the most high-profile services. In the past she has served as a team rector and rural dean in Honiton, residentiary canon at Portsmouth Cathedral, stewardship adviser in the diocese of Portsmouth, team vicar and hospital chaplain in Southampton and curate in Fareham.
The Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, 51, chaplain to the House of Commons, and a chaplain to the Queen Perhaps best known as the first clergywoman to shake hands with Pope Benedict XVI when he attended a prayer service at Westminster Abbey in 2010. Her role involves greeting and accompanying senior members of the royal family at the most high-profile services. In the past she has served as a team rector and rural dean in Honiton, residentiary canon at Portsmouth Cathedral, stewardship adviser in the diocese of Portsmouth, team vicar and hospital chaplain in Southampton and curate in Fareham.
Born and brought up in Montego Bay, Jamaica, she is the first black female chaplain to the Commons, and is known for her straight talking. She is also vicar to two inner-city parishes in east London. After settling in the UK in 1985, she worked in the Midlands after being ordained. She has three grownup children. Hudson-Wilkin has said she has no ambition to become a bishop, saying she would neither seek nor expect the job and is fulfilled in her present roles. She has said she is "deeply uncomfortable" about being widely spoken of as a favourite. The Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, 51, chaplain to the House of Commons, and a chaplain to the Queen
Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, vicar of Belmont and Pittington, Durham
Threlfall-Holmes was, reportedly, an atheist who became a Christian while at Cambridge University, after she found herself praying for help to sort-out "a messy situation". She decided to become a vicar months later when she heard a voice telling her to do so while sitting in an empty church. "I fought against it for a good couple of years but in the end I could not do anything else," she told the Times. A mother-of-three and a historian, she has been a prominent campaigner for women bishops. Until recently she was a university chaplain and research fellow at University College, Durham, and last year she was interim principal of Durham University's Ustinov College. An avid user of social media, Threlfall-Holmes compared the Church of England to an abusive husband on her blog this year after last-minute changes to the draft legislation on introducing women bishops. She later withdrew the post. Born and brought up in Montego Bay, Jamaica, she is the first black female chaplain to the Commons, and is known for her straight talking. She is also vicar to two inner-city parishes in east London. She settled in the UK in 1985 and worked in the Midlands after being ordained. Hudson-Wilkin, who has three grownup children, has said she has no ambition to be a bishop, saying she would neither seek nor expect the job and is fulfilled in her present roles. She has said she is "deeply uncomfortable" about being widely spoken of as a favourite.
The Very Rev Dr June Osborne, 59, dean of Salisbury Cathedral Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, vicar of Belmont and Pittington, Durham
Osborne was the first woman to serve as a dean at Salisbury, and the first at any of England's medieval cathedrals. The mother-of-two was among the first 1,500 women to be ordained in the Church of England, in 1994. She had studied social sciences at Manchester University, and had also begun studying law when she decided to study for the ministry. She trained at St John's College, Nottingham, and at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. She became a deaconess at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham, and has also served at St Aldate's Church, Oxford and in the Old Ford parishes in London. Her speech at the Church general synod the year before it voted in favour of female priests was credited by some for swinging the vote in favour. In 2006 she was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Wiltshire.
The Rev Lucy Winkett, 44, rector of St James's Piccadilly, central London Threlfall-Holmes was, reportedly, an atheist who became a Christian while at Cambridge University, after she found herself praying for help to sort out "a messy situation". Months later she heard a voice telling her to become a vicar while she sat in an empty church. "I fought against it for a good couple of years but in the end I could not do anything else," she told the Times. A mother-of-three and a historian, she has been a prominent campaigner for women bishops. Until recently she was a university chaplain and research fellow at University College, Durham, and last year she was interim principal of Durham University's Ustinov College. An avid user of social media, she compared the Church of England to an abusive husband on her blog this year after last-minute changes to the draft legislation on introducing women bishops. She later withdrew the post.
Before moving to St James's in 2010, Winkett was canon precentor at St Paul's Cathedral, where she survived open opposition when some worshippers refused to receive holy communion from her hand. Trained at the Royal College of Music, she was a professional classical singer. Prior to that she had degrees in history from Cambridge and in theology from Birmingham University. She served her curacy in Ilford, east London, before moving to St Paul's. A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, Winkett is also an author who has contributed to several books including Why I Am Still an Anglican. She advises Theos, a thinkthank set up in 2006. The Very Rev Dr June Osborne, 59, dean of Salisbury Cathedral
Osborne was one of the first 1,500 women to be ordained and the first to serve as dean at Salisbury or any of England's medieval cathedrals. She studied social sciences at Manchester University and had begun studying law when she turned to the ministry. The mother-of-two trained at St John's College, Nottingham, and at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. She became a deaconess at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham, and has also served at St Aldate's Church, Oxford and in the Old Ford parishes in London. Her speech at the Church general synod the year before it voted on female priests was credited by some for swinging the vote in favour. In 2006 she was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Wiltshire.
The Rev Lucy Winkett, 44, rector of St James's Piccadilly, central London
Before moving to St James's in 2010, Winkett was canon precentor at St Paul's Cathedral, where she survived open opposition when some worshippers refused to receive holy communion from her hand. Trained at the Royal College of Music, she was a professional classical singer. Prior to that she had degrees in history from Cambridge and in theology from Birmingham University. She served her curacy in Ilford, east London, before moving to St Paul's. A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, Winkett is also an author who has contributed to several books including Why I Am Still an Anglican. She advises Theos, a thinktank set up in 2006.