Jan McFarlane

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The Right Reverend

Jan McFarlane
Canon of Lichfield
& honorary assistant bishop
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McFarlane in March 2018
Diocese Diocese of Lichfield
In office3 April 2020 –present
Other post(s)Diocesan Director of Communications (Diocese of Norwich; 1999–2016)
Archdeacon of Norwich (15 March 2009 –2016)
Bishop of Repton (2016–2020)
Acting Bishop of Derby (2018–2019)
Dean-designate of Lichfield (2024 onwards)
Orders
Ordination1993 (deacon)
1994 (priest)
by  Keith Sutton
Consecration29 June 2016
by  Justin Welby
Personal details
Born
Janet Elizabeth McFarlane

(1964-11-25) 25 November 1964 (age 59)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Nationality British
Denomination Anglican
ParentsDavid and Anne McFarlane
Spouse
Andrew Ridoutt
​
(m. 2004)​
Education Blythe Bridge High School
Alma mater University of Sheffield
University of Durham
Cranmer Hall, Durham

Janet Elizabeth "Jan" McFarlane (born 25 November 1964) is a British Church of England bishop and former speech and language therapist. She has been a Canon Residentiary of Lichfield Cathedral and honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield since 2020. In April 2023 she was appointed interim Dean of Lichfield Cathedral. [1] She previously served as Bishop of Repton (the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Derby) since her consecration as a bishop on 29 June 2016; [2] [3] and (additionally) Acting Bishop of Derby from 31 August 2018 to February 2019. [4] On 5 June 2024, it was announced that she would be the next Dean of Lichfield; her installation at Lichfield Cathedral is scheduled for 21 September 2024. [5]

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Early life and education

Jan McFarlane was born on 25 November 1964 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. [6] [7] [8] She was educated at Blythe Bridge High School, a state secondary school in Blythe Bridge near Stoke-on-Trent. [9] She studied at the University of Sheffield, graduating with a Bachelor of Medical Science (BMedSci) degree in 1987. [6] She then worked as a Speech Therapist in the National Health Service and lived in North Staffordshire. [10] She specialised in teaching deaf children to speak. [7]

Having been selected for ordination, Jan McFarlane underwent a number of years of formation. She studied theology at St John's College, Durham, and graduated from the University of Durham with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992. [6] She then underwent a further year of training at Cranmer Hall, Durham, an open evangelical Anglican theological college, [6] [11] completing a Diploma in Ministry (DipMin) in 1993. [8]

Ordained ministry

McFarlane was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 at Lichfield Cathedral. [6] [11] From 1993 to 1994, she served as parish deacon in the Stafford Team Ministry in the Diocese of Lichfield. [6] She was ordained as a priest in 1994. [6] She was one of the first female priests as 1994 was the first year that the Church of England ordained women to the priesthood. [12] From 1994 to 1996, she remained in the Stafford to serve her curacy as part of the Stafford Team Ministry. [6] [11] From 1996 to 1999, she was a chaplain and minor canon of Ely Cathedral in the Diocese of Ely. [6]

In 1999, she moved to the Diocese of Norwich to take up the appointment of Diocesan Director of Communications. [6] From 2001 to 2009, she was additionally chaplain to Graham James, Bishop of Norwich. [6] [11] She was selected as the next Archdeacon of Norwich in 2008. [10] On 15 March 2009, she was installed as Archdeacon in Norwich Cathedral. [11] Upon her appointment, she became one of only nine female archdeacons out of a total of 112 in the Church of England and the first in her diocese. [10] From 2015, she also served as Warden of Readers for the diocese. [13]

Jan McFarlane was first elected to the General Synod of the Church of England in 2005. [9] She is a supporter of the ordination of women as bishops. [14] She was a member of the General Synod that approved the consecration of women to the episcopate. [15]

Episcopal ministry

On 26 February 2016, Jan McFarlane was announced as the next Bishop of Repton, suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Derby. [12] She was consecrated a bishop by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 29 June 2016. [2] [3] She was welcomed into the Diocese of Derby as Bishop of Repton on 7 September 2016, during service at Derby Cathedral. [16]

It was announced in January 2020 that she would be moving to become a Residentiary Canon ("Canon Custos") of Lichfield Cathedral, [17] and an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield, the following April. [18] She was duly licensed to those roles on 3 April 2020. [19] In April 2023, she was licensed as interim dean of Lichfield Cathedral. [20] [21] On 5 June 2024, it was announced that she had been appointed Dean of Lichfield on a permanent basis. [22] [23] She will be installed as dean during a service at Lichfield Cathedral on 21 September 2024. [5]

Personal life

In 2004, McFarlane married Andrew Ridoutt. [8] Her husband works as a television cameraman. [12]

In February 2014, McFarlane was diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of her treatment, she underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She shared her story with a local newspaper, the Eastern Daily Press , and "urged other cancer patients to not hide away from the disease". [24]

Selected works

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  2. 1 2 Diocese of Derby — The Bishop of Repton(Archived 22 October 2016 and accessed 28 July 2021) & (Accessed 28 July 2021)
  3. 1 2 Twitter — Adrian Harris (Accessed 29 June 2016)
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