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Deborah Mary Sellin (born 1 October 1964 [1]) is a Church of England bishop serving as Bishop of Peterborough since 2023. She was previously Bishop of Southampton , a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester , and acted as diocesan Bishop of Winchester .
The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodging, The Palace, Peterborough. The office has been in existence since the foundation of the diocese on 4 September 1541 under King Henry VIII . The current Bishop of Peterborough is Debbie Sellin , since the confirmation , on 13 December 2023 at Lambeth Palace Chapel , of her election .
The last abbot, John Chambers, was consecrated in his former abbey church on 23 October 1541 as the first Bishop of Peterborough. A link with the Anglican Church of Kenya Diocese of Bungoma was formed by the two bishops following the Lambeth Conference in 1998.
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Debbie Sellin: Consecrated 3 July 2019; [6] acting Bishop of Winchester, 20 May 2021–2023; [2] [3] translated to Peterborough, 13 December 2023. [7] 2023: 2024: Geoff Annas, acting bishop: Retired area Bishop of Stafford; acting bishop suffragan November 2023 [8] –2024 2024: present: Rhiannon King: Consecrated 18 October 2024. [9] Source(s ...
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Until 2015, the 21 longest-serving among the remaining diocesan bishops were eligible to sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual. Since women became eligible as bishops in 2015, female diocesan bishops take precedence over male ones whenever a new vacancy in the Lords arises, in accordance with the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (originally in force until 17 May 2025, [11] [12] extended ...
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