Rosemarie Mallett

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Rosemarie Mallett
Bishop of Croydon
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Mallett in 2023
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Southwark
In office2022 to present
Previous post(s) Archdeacon of Croydon (2020–2022)
Orders
Ordination2004 (deacon)
2005 (priest)
Consecration24 June 2022
by  Justin Welby
Personal details
Born
Marlene Rosemarie Mallett

1959 (age 64–65)
Barbados
NationalityBritish
Denomination Anglicanism
Alma mater University of Sussex
University of Warwick

Marlene Rosemarie Mallett (born 1959) is a British Anglican bishop and sociologist. Since June 2022, she has served as the Bishop of Croydon, an area bishop in the Diocese of Southwark, and is the first female bishop in the diocese.

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Early life and education

Mallet was born in 1959 in Barbados. [1] [2] She moved to the United Kingdom as a child. [2] She was educated at Foxford Comprehensive School, a state school in Coventry, West Midlands, England. [3] She studied history and French at the University of Sussex and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1981. [1] [2]

Mallet's early career was varied. First, she was a historian of the Caribbean, Africa and black Britain. She then moved fields to become a development sociologist, working in Africa and the Caribbean. In 1991, she moved to London to start a PhD, and to work as a medical sociologist and "ethno-cultural mental health research scientist". [2]

She returned to studies, and completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in sociology at the University of Warwick in 1994. [4] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Ambiguous ideology and contradictory behaviour: gender in the development of Caribbean societies: a case study of Antigua", and her doctoral supervisor was Annie Phizacklea. [5]

Ordained ministry

She trained for ministry at the South East Institute of Theological Education. [6] Before ordination in the Church of England, she was a research sociologist and academic, specialising in international development and ethno-cultural mental health. [7]

Mallett was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2004 and as a priest in 2005. [8] She was priest-in-charge and then Vicar of St John the Evangelist, Angell Town, from 2007 to 2020; [9] [3] [10] [11] [2] [12] and Archdeacon of Croydon from 2020 to 2022. [13]

Episcopal ministry

On 3 May 2022, it was announced that Mallett had been appointed as the next Bishop of Croydon, succeeding the Rt Revd Jonathan Clark on his retirement. [6] She was consecrated as a bishop on 24 June at Southwark Cathedral. [7]

Mallett is the first female bishop in the diocese, as well as the second Barbadian Bishop of Croydon, the first having been the Rt Revd Wilfred Wood, who served from 1985 to 2000. [4]

Views

In November 2023, she was one of 44 Church of England bishops who signed an open letter supporting the use of the Prayers of Love and Faith (i.e. blessings for same-sex couples) and called for "Guidance being issued without delay that includes the removal of all restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy". [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marlene Rosemarie Mallett" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Get to know the team..." St John's Angell Town Church. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "The Revd Canon Dr Marlene Rosemarie MALLETT BA, PhD". Church of England Year Book. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 Thornton, Ed (3 May 2022). "Archdeacon Mallett to serve Croydon as bishop". Church Times . Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Mallett, Marlene Rosemary (December 1993). "Ambiguous ideology and contradictory behaviour: gender in the development of Caribbean societies : a case study of Antigua". University of Warwick Publications service & WRAP. University of Warwick. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Appointment of Bishop of Croydon: 3 May 2022". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. 1 2 "New Bishop of Croydon appointed". The Diocese of Southwark. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Marlene Rosemarie Mallett" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Marlene Rosemarie Mallett" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "New Archdeacon of Croydon in the Diocese of Southwark". The Diocese of Southwark. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Archdeacons' biographical notes - Revd Canon Rosemarie Mallett". The Diocese of Southwark. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Rev Canon Dr Rosemarie Mallett". Cumberland Lodge. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  13. ↑ Bentley, Cara (2 November 2019). "New Archdeacon of Croydon announced as Rev Canon Dr Rosemarie Mallett". Premier Christian News. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  14. ↑ Martin, Francis (1 November 2023). "Don't delay guidance allowing priests to be in same-sex marriages, say 44 bishops". Church Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.


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