Kelly Betteridge

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Kelly Anne Betteridge (born 1969) is the Bishop-elect of Basingstoke. Before that, she was the Archdeacon of Bodmin in the Diocese of Truro and held that position since May 2021. [1] [2]

Biography

Betteridge studied education and theology at the Roehampton Institute, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992. [2] [3] She was a youth and children's worker, and then worked for the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS), an evangelical Anglican mission agency. [3]

Having trained for ordination at Queen's College, Birmingham, she was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2010 and as a priest in 2011. [2] She served her curacy at St Nicolas Church, Nuneaton in the Diocese of Coventry from 2010 to 2014. [2] She was then vicar of the same church and priest-in-charge of Weddington and Caldecote. [3] [4] After being announced as the next Archdeacon of Bodmin in the Diocese of Truro in January 2021, [5] she was licensed as archdeacon during a service at St Petroc's Church, Bodmin on 23 May 2021. [1] She is additionally serving as director of intergenerational church for the Diocese. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kelly Betteridge licensed as Archdeacon of Bodmin". Truro Diocese. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kelly Anne Betteridge" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kelly Betteridge to be Archdeacon of Bodmin". Diocese of Coventry. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Malyon, Mike (29 April 2014). "Kelly makes history as Nuneaton church's first woman vicar". Coventry telegraph. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "New Archdeacon of Bodmin announced". Truro Diocese. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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