Mina Smallman
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Wilhelmina Tokcumboh "Mina" Smallman (born 29 October 1956) is a retired British Anglican priest and former school teacher. She served as the Archdeacon of Southend in the Diocese of Chelmsford from September 2013 until her retirement on 31 December 2016.[1]
Early life and education
Smallman was born on 29 October 1956.[2][3] She was educated at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Middlesex University.
Career
Ordained ministry
She was ordained deacon in 2006 and priest in 2008. After curacies in Harrow and Stanmore she was Team Vicar in Barking[4] from 2010 until her Archdeacon’s appointment.[5]
In June 2013, it was announced that Smallman would be the next Archdeacon of Southend.[6] On 16 September 2013, she was installed as archdeacon during at a service at Chelmsford Cathedral.[7]
Death of daughters
Smallman’s two daughters, Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry were discovered by police in Fryent Country Park, Brent on Sunday 7 June 2020. [8] Their deaths have now been declared as murder,[9] and that the perpetrator was probably a stranger.[10]
References
- ^ Diocese of Chelmsford — Archdeacon of Southend to retire at the end of 2016 (Accessed 22 December 2016)
- ^ Smallman. "Smallman, Wilhelmina T.". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ "Wilhelmina Tokcumboh Smallman". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Barking & Dagenham Post
- ^ Diocese of Chelmsford website
- ^ Daily Telegraph, 8 June 2013, p.26, "Senior Clergy Appointments"
- ^ "Church appoints first woman Archdeacon of Southend". Echo Newspapers. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ MSN
- ^ BBC Radio Four, 'PM' programme 16:04 GMT
- ^ Grierson, Jamie (12 June 2020). "London sisters were stabbed to death by stranger, say police". The Guardian.
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