Jan McFarlane

The Right Reverend

Jan McFarlane
Canon of Lichfield
& honorary assistant bishop
McFarlane in March 2018
DioceseDiocese of Lichfield
In office3 April 2020 – present
Other post(s)Diocesan Director of Communications (Diocese of Norwich; 1999–2016)
Archdeacon of Norwich (15 March 2009 – 2016)
Bishop of Repton (2016–2020)
Acting Bishop of Derby (2018–2019)
Dean-designate of Lichfield (2024 onwards)
Orders
Ordination1993 (deacon)
1994 (priest)
by Keith Sutton
Consecration29 June 2016
by Justin Welby
Personal details
Born
Janet Elizabeth McFarlane

(1964-11-25) 25 November 1964 (age 59)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsDavid and Anne McFarlane
Spouse
Andrew Ridoutt
​
(m. 2004)​
EducationBlythe Bridge High School
Alma materUniversity 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 a Canon Residentiary of Lichfield Cathedral and honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield since 2020. In April 2023 she was appointed interim Dean of Lichfield Cathedral.[1] She previously served as Bishop of Repton (the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Derby) since her consecration as a bishop on 29 June 2016;[2][3] and (additionally) Acting Bishop of Derby from 31 August 2018 to February 2019.[4] On 5 June 2024, it was announced that she would be the next Dean of Lichfield; her installation at Lichfield Cathedral is scheduled for 21 September 2024.[5]

  1. ^ Clergy News, The Daily Telegraph, 27 May 2023
  2. ^ Diocese of Derby — The Bishop of Repton(Archived 22 October 2016 and accessed 28 July 2021) & [1] (Accessed 28 July 2021)
  3. ^ Twitter — Adrian Harris (Accessed 29 June 2016)
  4. ^ "Bishop Jan writes…". www.derby.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference cathedral was invoked but never defined (see the help page).