Debbie Sellin

Deborah Mary Sellin (born 1964) is a British Anglican bishop serving as Bishop of Southampton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester.

Sellin was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon at Petertide 2007 (1 July)[1] and ordained a priest the Petertide following (28 June 2008) — both times by Christopher Hill, Bishop of Guildford, at Guildford Cathedral;[2] and served all her parish ministry in the Diocese of Guildford.[3] She was a Non-Stipendiary Minister at St Saviour, Guildford from 2007 to 2010; Vicar of Wonersh from 2010 to 2019; and Area Dean of Cranleigh from 2015 to 2019. In 2018 she was made an Honorary Canon of Guildford Cathedral.[4]

In April 2019, it was announced that she would be the next Bishop of Southampton; she legally took up her role on 3 July 2019, the day of her consecration, [5][6][7] by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[8]

References
  1. "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#7530). 6 July 2007. p. 26. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  2. "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#7581). 4 July 2007. p. 25. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  3. "Deborah Mary Sellin". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. Wonersh Church
  5. "Suffragan Bishop of Southampton: 16 April 2019". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "A New Bishop for Southampton". Diocese of Winchester. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. "UK news in brief - New Suffragan Bishop of Southampton". Church Times. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. Winchester Anglican
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