Vivienne Faull | |
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| Bishop of Bristol | |
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
| In office | 2018 – present |
| Predecessor | Mike Hill |
| Other post(s) | Lord Spiritual (2018–present) |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1987 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
| Consecration | 3 July 2018 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1955 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | St Hilda's College, Oxford St John's College, Nottingham |
| Member of the House of Lords (Lord Spiritual) | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2018 | |
Vivienne Frances Faull (born 20 May 1955) is a British Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual. Since 2018, she has served as the Bishop of Bristol. In 1985, she was the first woman to be appointed chaplain to an Oxbridge college.[1] She was later a cathedral dean, and the only female cathedral provost in Church of England history, having served as Provost of Leicester from 2000 to 2002.
- ^ "First woman provost in England". ACNS. 25 March 2000. Retrieved 31 January 2020.