Cranmer Hall, Durham
Cranmer Hall is a Church of England theological college based at Durham, England. Cranmer Hall forms part of St John's College, Durham which is a recognised college of Durham University. It stands in the Open Evangelical tradition.
Cranmer Hall currently trains ordinands for the Church of England, the wider Anglican Communion, and the Methodist Church of Great Britain.[1] The Wesley Study Centre, named after John Wesley, is also based within Cranmer Hall.
Notable members of staff
- Michael Volland, Director of Mission from 2009 to 2015
List of wardens
The head of Cranmer Hall is the warden.
- 1968-1970: John C. P. Cockerton[2] (formerly Chaplain to Cranmer Hall)[3]
- 1971-1979: Tim Yeats
- 1979-1983: Christopher Byworth
- 1983–1992: Ian Cundy[4]
- 1993–1996: John Pritchard[5]
- 1996–2004: Steven Croft[6]
- 2005–2011: Anne Dyer[7][8]
- 2011–2016: Mark Tanner[9]
- 2017–present: Philip Plyming[10]
Notable alumni
- Angela Berners-Wilson, first woman ordained a priest in the Church of England
- Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford[11]
- Chris Edmondson, Bishop of Bolton
- Michael Gear, former Bishop of Doncaster
- John Gladwin, former Bishop of Chelmsford
- Libby Lane, Bishop of Stockport, first woman consecrated a Church of England bishop[12]
- Geoff Pearson, Bishop of Lancaster
- Robert Paterson, Bishop of Sodor and Man
- Joanna Penberthy, first woman consecrated a Church in Wales bishop
- John Saxbee, former Bishop of Lincoln
- Michael Turnbull, Bishop of Durham (1994–2003)
- Richard Turnbull, Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
- Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury[13]
References
- ^ "Study options". Cranmer Hall. Durham University. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Cockerton". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Ecclesiastical News: Church Appointments". The Times. 8 April 1960.
- ^ Townley, Peter (28 May 2009). "The Right Rev Ian Cundy". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Church of England Bishops: John Pritchard". Lay Anglicana. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Cranmer Consolidation". News. Durham University. 28 May 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "New Warden of Cranmer Hall takes up her post". News. Durham University. 20 January 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "New leaders at town churches". East Lothian Courier. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "College post for Rev Mark". Northern Echo. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Revd Dr Philip Plyming appointed Warden of Cranmer Hall". St John's College. Durham University. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Biography of the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft". Diocese of Oxford. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "First female bishop named as the Reverend Libby Lane". BBC News. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Justin Welby to be new Archbishop of Canterbury - Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk. 7 November 2012.