Stephen Waine
Stephen John Waine (born May 1959) is an Anglican priest. He served as the Dean of Chichester from February 2015 until April 2023[1] and the Archdeacon of Dorset from 2010 to 2015.[2]
Stephen Waine | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Chichester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| In office | February 2015 – April 2023 |
| Predecessor | Nicholas Frayling |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Dorset (2010–2015) Vicar of the Piddle Valley, Hilton, Cheselbourne and Melcombe Horsey (2023–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1984 (deacon) by John Waine (deacon) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen John Waine May 1959 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Parents | John Waine |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
Early life
Waine was born in 1959, son of John Waine, later Bishop of Stafford, of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and of Chelmsford.[3] He studied Economic and Social Studies at the University of East Anglia and graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1980. He then trained for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge.[4]
Ordained ministry
Waine was made a deacon at Petertide 1984 (1 July) by his father, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, at St Edmundsbury Cathedral (by letters dimissory from the vacant See of Lichfield).[5] He was ordained a Church of England priest the next year, 1985.[6] He then served his curacy at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton.[7] He was Succentor at St Paul's Cathedral from 1988 to 1993. After this, he was Vicar of St Edward the Confessor Church, Romford. In 2010, he was appointed Archdeacon of Dorset.[1]
In November 2014 it was announced that he would succeed Nicholas Frayling as Dean of Chichester. He took up the post in February 2015:[1] he was instituted on 14 February.[8] He left the Deanery when he was inducted as Vicar of the Piddle Valley, Hilton, Cheselbourne and Melcombe Horsey in the Diocese of Salisbury[9] on 1 April 2023.[10]
References
- "Archdeacon Stephen Waine named as new Dean of Chichester". BBC News. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- Salisbury diocese website
- "Waine, Stephen John". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 27 January 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "The Ven Stephen Waine - bio". Who's Who. Diocese of Salisbury. Archived from the original (doc) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6334. 6 July 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 June 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- Church details Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Diocese of Chichester – Downing Street announces new Dean of Chichester Cathedral (Accessed 20 November 2014)
- "Dean of Chichester to become priest of rural parishes in the Diocese of Salisbury". Chichester Cathedral. 18 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- @bishopsarum (1 April 2023). "A happy day in the Piddle Valley..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 May 2023 – via Twitter.