Stephen Waine
Stephen John Waine (born May 1959) is an Anglican priest. Since February 2015, he has been the Dean of Chichester.[1] He had been the Archdeacon of Dorset from 2010 to 2015.[2]
Stephen Waine | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Chichester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| In office | February 2015 – present |
| Predecessor | Nicholas Frayling |
| Other posts | Archdeacon of Dorset (2010–2015) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1984 (deacon) by John Waine (deacon) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Stephen John Waine |
| Born | May 1959 (age 61) |
| 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]
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. 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 (#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)