Flora Winfield | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Selby | |
.jpg) Winfield (left) in 2024 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| In office | October 2024 to present |
| Predecessor | John Thomson |
| Other post(s) | Third Church Estates Commissioner (2022–2024) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1989 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
| Consecration | 10 October 2024 by Stephen Cottrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Flora Jane Louise Winfield 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | St David's University College, Lampeter Ripon College Cuddesdon |
Flora Jane Louise Winfield DL (born 1964) is a British Anglican priest, military chaplain, diplomat, and author. Since 2022, she has been the Third Church Estates Commissioner.[1] She has worked in parish ministry, including as priest-in-charge of St Mary-at-Hill, City of London (2008–2014), and in academia as chaplain and tutor at Mansfield College, Oxford (1994–1997). Before taking up her current appointment, she held a number of diplomatic posts including Anglican Communion Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2014–2017) and as Archbishop of Canterbury's Special Representative to the Commonwealth (2017–2019), and was then Archbishop of Canterbury's Advisor for Reconciliation (2019–2022).[2][3][4]
- ^ "Rev'd Canon Dr Flora Winfield appointed Third Church Estates Commissioner". The Church of England. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Selby: 31 July 2024". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Winfield, Rev. Canon Flora Jane Louise, DL; Third Church Estates Commissioner, since 2022". Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Flora Jane Louise Winfield". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 August 2024.