The Right Reverend Doctor Eleanor Sanderson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hull | |
_(Eleanor_Sanderson_cropped).jpg) Sanderson in 2022 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| In office | September 2022 to present |
| Other post(s) | Assistant bishop, Diocese of Wellington (2017–2022) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2006 |
| Consecration | 2 June 2017 by Winston Halapua and Philip Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eleanor Ruth Grourk 1977 (age 46–47) England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Tim Sanderson |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Thesis | Within arm's reach: embodying geographies of development and spirituality (2006) |
Eleanor Ruth Sanderson (née Grourk; born 1977)[1] is an English Anglican bishop who has served as Bishop of Hull, a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of York, since 2022.[2] She previously served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Wellington within the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. She became the first woman bishop in the Wellington diocese when she was consecrated on 2 June 2017.[3] At the time, she was the fourth woman to be elevated to the position of bishop in the New Zealand Anglican church.[4] Prior to becoming a bishop, she served as an Anglican priest for eleven years, also in the Wellington diocese.
- ^ "Suffragan Bishop of Hull: Eleanor Sanderson". Archbishop of York. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Prayer and welcome from around the globe for Bishop Eleanor". Diocese of York. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Eleanor Sanderson ordained". Anglican Taonga. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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