Esther Prior

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Esther Tamisa Prior (born 1973) is a Malawian Anglican bishop in England. Since 2025, she has served as Bishop of Aston, a suffragan bishop in the Church of England's Diocese of Birmingham. [1]

Biography

Esther was born in Malawi in 1973. [2] She grew up in Zimbabwe and came to the UK in 1999. She studied for the priesthood at Trinity College, Bristol and was ordained deacon in 2003 and priest in 2004. After curacies in Redland and Deptford, she has served as a School Chaplain, a Young Offenders’ Prison Chaplain, a Team Vicar in Farnborough and as vicar of Egham. [3]

On 27 February 2025, she was consecrated as a bishop during a service Canterbury Cathedral by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Appointment of the Suffragan Bishop of Aston: 12 December 2024". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 12 December 2024. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Esther Tamisa Prior" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Revd Canon Esther Prior announced as Bishop of Aston". Guildford Diocese. Guildford, Surrey, UK: Church of England. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Dave and Bishop Mary consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral". Diocese of Oxford. 27 February 2025. Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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