Catherine Sourbut Groves

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Catherine Sourbut Groves
Archdeacon of Lindisfarne
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Newcastle
In officeNovember 2020 to present
Orders
Ordination2007 (deacon)
2008 (priest)
by  Peter Maurice
Personal details
Born
Catherine Ann Sourbut

1967 (age 54–55)
NationalityEnglish
Denomination Anglicanism
Alma mater University of Bath
Sarum College

Catherine Ann Sourbut Groves ( née Sourbut; born 1967) is a British Anglican priest. Since November 2020, she has served as Archdeacon of Lindisfarne in the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle. She had previously worked in academia and administration at the University of Bath, and in parish ministry in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

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Early life and education

Born Catherine Ann Sourbut, she was brought up in Yorkshire, England. [1] She studied modern languages at the University of Bath, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1991. [2] [3] As part of her degree she spent a year abroad in Germany, and experienced the fall of the Berlin Wall. [4] She then studied for a Master of Science (MSc) degree in social research, which she completed in 1993, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, which she completed in 1997. [3] [4] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Constructions of motherhood: representations and realities of women's experiences as mothers in the former GDR under state socialism and capitalism". [5] She remained at the University of Bath to teach in the German section of the Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, before working as a research manager within the Department of Psychology and the School for Health from 2000 to 2007. [4]

She trained for ordination with the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme (STETS), and then with Sarum College after STETS merged into the college. [3] [6] She continued her studies in theology to complete a Master of Arts (MA) degree. [2] [3]

Ordained ministry

On 1 July 2007, Sourbut Groves was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England by Peter Maurice, Bishop of Taunton, during a service at Wells Cathedral. [4] [3] She was ordained as a priest the following year. [3] She served her curacy in three rural village parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells between 2007 and 2011. [2] [3] She then moved to the benefice of the Church of St Barnabas, Bath and St Peter's Church, Englishcombe as priest-in-charge, before being made vicar of the same benefice in 2016. [3] She was additionally appointed to the honorary position of prebendary of Wells Cathedral in 2019. [3]

In August 2020, it was announced that she would be the next Archdeacon of Lindisfarne in the Diocese of Newcastle. [2] She was collated as archdeacon during a service on 14 November 2020; this service occurred online, as a Zoom meeting, due to a national lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] She also has a diocese-wide leading role relating to rural parish ministry. [2]

Personal life

Sourbut Groves is married to Mike Groves. They have two children. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop of Newcastle appoints next Archdeacon of Lindisfarne". Newcastle Cathedral. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop of Newcastle appoints next Archdeacon of Lindisfarne". Diocese of Newcastle. Church of England. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Catherine Ann Sourbut Groves" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Dr Catherine Sourbut leaves University to be ordained". University of Bath. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Sourbut, Catherine Ann (1997). Constructions of motherhood: representations and realities of women's experiences as mothers in the former GDR under state socialism and capitalism. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board.
  6. ↑ Smith, Ian (10 August 2020). "Church appoints new Archdeacon of Lindisfarne - religious leader will develop rural strategy for diocese". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 "The Venerable Catherine Sourbut Groves, collated as Archdeacon of Lindisfarne". Diocese of Newcastle. Church of England. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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