Dianna Gwilliams

Dianna Lynn Gwilliams DL (born 1957) is the current dean of Guildford.[1]

Background

Gwilliams was born in Colorado[2][3] and grew up in California.[4]

She was educated at the University of California (BA Physics & Chemistry, 1978) and King's College London (MA, 2001) in Youth Ministry and Theological Education.[5] In 1978, she travelled to the UK while she was on tour (as a sound engineer) for a musical called The Witness.[6] She was a sound engineer for 12 years.[2]

Clergy

Gwilliams was ordained deacon in 1992 and priest in 1994.[7] After serving curacies at the St Saviour, Peckham (known locally as the Copleston Church and Centre)[8] and St Barnabas, Dulwich she became Vicar of Saint Barnabas, Dulwich and Foundation Chaplain of Alleyn's College in 1999.[9]

She was appointed Dean of Guildford in 2013[10] and instituted at Guildford Cathedral on 15 September 2013.[11] She was the first female Dean of Guildford and is one of the most senior female priests in the Church of England (alongside five other female Deans).[2]

Personal life

She has three children (including a daughter who died in infancy), five grandchildren and her husband is a stonemason. She is a Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey.[12]

References
  1. Chapel Studios. "Diocese of Guildford | Could 2014 be the year for Women Bishops?". Cofeguildford.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. Quentin Vacheron Wed 1 May 2013 3:46 BST. "Dianna Gwilliams to be new Dean of Guildford Cathedral". www.christiantoday.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. Surrey Life
  4. Administrator (20 April 2016). "Dianna Gwilliams – Chair". Inclusive Church. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. "Dianna Gwilliams to be new Dean of Guildford – Women and the Church". womenandthechurch.org. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. Newbold, Words Victoria Lazarevic | Photos Andy (19 February 2014). "Guildford Cathedral's Dianna Gwilliams, one of Britain's only female deans". Surrey. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "Dianna Lynn Gwilliams". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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  10. "Appointment: Dean of Guildford". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. Diocese of Guildford – New Dean of Guildford announced Archived 2013-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Deputy Lieutenants


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