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Mann belongs to the liberal Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England, though she was brought up an Evangelical-Charismatic Christian. She supports the full inclusion of the LGBT people in the church. [7] Since 2020, Mann is a patron of the Open Table Network, an ecumenical Christian community for LGBT people and their allies. [14]
The archdeacons in the Church of England are senior Anglican clergy who serve under their dioceses' bishops, usually with responsibility for the area's church buildings and pastoral care for clergy. As of 25 November 2024 [update] , there are 131 archdeacons (including vacancies): four archdeacons hold two archdeaconries each, while six hold no ...
Martin Charles William Gorick [1] (born 23 June 1962) is a British Anglican bishop, who has served since 2020 as Bishop of Dudley, the sole suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Worcester. He was previously Archdeacon of Oxford in the Diocese of Oxford from 2013. [2]
At General Synod in 2019, the Church of England announced that same-gender couples may remain recognised as married after one spouse experiences a gender transition. [5] [6] In 2023, the Church of England announced that it would authorise "prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God's blessing for same-sex couples." [7] [8]
As of 2021, Threlfall-Holmes has been a member of Women and the Church since training for the priesthood, regularly attends Greenbelt Festival and is a council member of Modern Church. [15] She was a national committee member of WATCH, [ 16 ] especially during the campaign for women to be ordained bishops in the Church of England.
Rachel Treweek (née Montgomery; born 4 February 1963) is an English Anglican bishop who has served as Bishop of Gloucester since 2015 and is the joint third female bishop in the Church of England, and first female diocesean bishop. A former speech and language therapist, she was the archdeacon of Hackney in the Diocese of London from 2011 ...
Archdeacon of Salop Paul Thomas had a brief consensual relationship with a woman, the church says.
In November 2023, he was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy".