Jan McFarlane

The Right Reverend

Jan McFarlane
The Right Reverend; Jan McFarlane
Dean of Lichfield
	McFarlane in March 2018
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
In office	21 September 2024 – present
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop (2020–present)
Previous post(s)	Canon of Lichfield (2020–2024); Acting Bishop of Derby (2018–2019); Bishop of Repton (2016–2020); Archdeacon of Norwich (15 March 2009 – 2016); Diocesan Director of Communications (Diocese of Norwich; 1999–2016);
Orders
Ordination	1993 (deacon); 1994 (priest); by Keith Sutton
Consecration	29 June 2016; by Justin Welby
Personal details
Born	Janet Elizabeth McFarlane; 25 November 1964 (age 59); Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	David and Anne McFarlane
Spouse	Andrew Ridoutt (m. 2004)
Education	Blythe Bridge High School
Alma mater	University of Sheffield; University of Durham; Cranmer Hall, Durham

Janet Elizabeth "Jan" McFarlane (born 25 November 1964) is a British Church of England bishop and former speech and language therapist. She has been Dean of Lichfield, the primus inter pares (first among equals) of the clergy at Lichfield Cathedral — the mother church of the Diocese of Lichfield — since 2024;^[1] she has also been an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese since 2020. She has previously served as a Canon of Lichfield; as Bishop of Repton (the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Derby); and as Acting Bishop of Derby.

^ "The Dean's Installation: Rediscovering Faith". Lichfield Cathedral. 27 September 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.