Sue Field

Susan Elizabeth Field (born 10 May 1959)[1] is an English Anglican priest who served as Archdeacon Pastor (and Archdeacon of Coventry) in the Diocese of Coventry from 18 March 2018[2] until her resignation in January 2023.[3]

Field was educated at King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham and the University of York. She taught maths at Queensbridge School for three years. She studied for the priesthood at Queen's College, Birmingham. She was ordained deacon in 1987; and priest in 1994. After a curacy in Coleshill, Warwickshire she was the Chaplain at Loughborough University from 1991 to 1998. She was Team Vicar of Loughborough from 1998 until 2014; and Vicar of Nanpantan[4] from 2014 until her appointment as Archdeacon Pastor. During her time in Loughborough, she also held other senior leadership posts.[5] On 4 January 2023, Field was required to resign her offices as the result of a Clergy Discipline Measure proceeding for serious misconduct ("Conduct unbecoming & inappropriate to the office and work of a clerk in Holy Orders"). An injunction was also taken out against her. [3]

In April 2023, The Bishop of Leicester appointed Rev. Sue Field to be Team Rector of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Breedon on the Hill Team Ministry in the Leicester Diocese with effect from 10 May 2023.[6]

References
  1. "Field, Susan Elizabeth". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 6 January 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. Diocese of Coventry — Hundreds welcome our new Archdeacon Pastor (Accessed 25 March 2018)
  3. "CDM Penalties imposed (under sections: 16 | 30 | 31 )". Church of England. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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  5. "Susan Elizabeth Field". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. Holy Trinity Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. "Holy Trinity Ashby : Rev Sue Field Licensing". Holy Trinity Ashby. Retrieved 6 May 2023.


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