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 and the wider Anglican Communion.
History
[edit]The college is named after Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Henry VIII.
St John's College, of which Cranmer is one of the two constituent halls, was established in 1909. Having become part of Durham University in 1919, the college was formally divided into the two halls in 1958. Cranmer Hall, the theological training institution and the non-theological John's Hall.[1]
Diversification
[edit]The Wesley Study Centre, named after John Wesley, formerly trained ministers for the Methodist Church of Great Britain, but now focuses on postgraduate research.[2]
In October 2015, the college accepted the first students on its Free Church Track, training leaders for churches outside of the Church of England. In October 2016, the college began to train students for Baptist ministry via an alliance with Northern Baptist College, Manchester.
Notable members of staff
[edit]- Calvin T. Samuel, Academic Dean and Director of the Wesley Study Centre
- Michael Volland, Director of Mission (2009–2015)
List of wardens
[edit]The head of Cranmer Hall is the warden.
- 1968–1970: John C. P. Cockerton[3] (formerly Chaplain to Cranmer Hall)[4]
- 1971–1979: Timothy Yeats
- 1979–1983: Christopher Byworth
- 1983–1992: Ian Cundy[5]
- 1993–1996: John Pritchard[6]
- 1996–2004: Steven Croft[7]
- 2005–2011: Anne Dyer[8][9]
- 2011–2016: Mark Tanner[10]
- 2017–2023: Philip Plyming[11]
- 2023–present: Nicholas Moore[12]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Arun Arora, former Director of Communications of the Church of England
- Angela Berners-Wilson, first woman ordained a priest in the Church of England
- Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford[13]
- 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[14]
- 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
- Keith Sinclair, Bishop of Birkenhead
- Michael Turnbull, Bishop of Durham (1994–2003)
- Richard Turnbull, Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
- Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury[15]
- Mark Tanner, Bishop of Berwick
References
[edit]- ^ "Ministry Council: Periodic External Review Report: Cranmer Hall" (PDF). churchofengland.org. The Archbishops’ Council. March 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. 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.
- ^ Courtman, Christopher (14 September 2023). "Revd Dr Nick Moore appointed as new Warden of Cranmer Hall". Cranmer Hall Durham. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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