Jo Kelly-Moore

Joanne Kelly-Moore (born 1968)[1] is a New Zealand Anglican priest who has been the Archdeacon of Canterbury in the Church of England[2] since 2017. She was previously the Dean of Auckland in the Anglican Church of New Zealand from 2010 to 2017.[3]

The Venerable

Jo Kelly-Moore
Archdeacon of Canterbury
Kelly-Moore in 2019
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Canterbury
In office22 January 2017 – present
PredecessorSheila Watson
Other postsCanon Residentiary, Canterbury Cathedral (2017–present)
Dean of Auckland & Deputy Vicar-General (2010–2017)
Orders
Ordination2000 (deacon); 2001 (priest)
Personal details
Born1968 (age 52–53)
New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceCanterbury, England
SpousePaul
Children2
ProfessionSolicitor (former)
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington

Early life, education and family

She was born in Wellington in 1968[4] and educated at Victoria University of Wellington, whence she graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) and of Laws (LLB).[1] She married Paul and they have two children. Before training for the ministry, Kelly-Moore practiced as a solicitor in New Zealand and in London.[5]

Ministry career

Following ordination training at the Bible College of New Zealand, she was made deacon in 2000 and ordained priest in 2001. She served first as assistant curate at St Aidan's Remuera until 2004, when she became its vicar;[1] in Remuera she was additionally chaplain to Corran School for Girls.[5] In August 2010,[2] she was installed as Dean of Auckland[1] (lead priest at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland). During her time as dean, she oversaw the completion of the cathedral church building[2] and was also deputy vicar-general of the diocese.[5] She served on the general synod of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia and on that synod's standing committee.[2]

On 11 September 2016, it was announced that Kelly-Moore was to become Archdeacon of Canterbury (and a canon residentiary of Canterbury Cathedral, the worldwide mother church of Anglicanism), in the United Kingdom.[2] She was duly collated on 22 January 2017,[5] becoming also a Canon of Canterbury.[6] The Cathedral uses "Vice Dean" not of one particular appointee, but to refer to the Canon in Residence for each month.[7]

References
  1. "Joanne Kelly-Moore". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. "Top CofE post goes to NZ dean". Anglican Taonga. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. "New Dean of Auckland". liturgy.co.nz. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. Vass, Beck (31 May 2010). "Lawyer city's first female Anglican dean". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. "New Archdeacon of Canterbury". Canterbury Cathedral website. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. Canterbury Cathedral — College of Canons (Accessed 27 November 2016)


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