Jo Bailey Wells | |
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Bishop of Dorking | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Guildford |
In office | 29 June 2016 to January 2023 |
Predecessor | Ian Brackley |
Other post(s) | Bishop for Episcopal Ministry, Anglican Communion Office (2023–present) |
Previous post(s) | Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury (2013–2016) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest) |
Consecration | 29 June 2016 by Justin Welby |
Personal details | |
Born | Joanne Caladine Bailey[1] 24 June 1965 Bradford, England |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse | Sam Wells |
Children | Two |
Occupation | Theologian Biblical scholar Priest |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University of Minnesota St John's College, Durham |
Joanne Caladine Bailey Wells[1] (née Bailey; born 24 June 1965) is a British Anglican bishop, theologian, and academic. Since January 2023, she has served at the Anglican Communion Office in London as "Bishop for Episcopal Ministry". Previously, she was a lecturer in the Old Testament and biblical theology at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and then associate professor of Bible and Ministry at Duke Divinity School, Duke University, North Carolina;[2] From 2013 until 2016,[3] she had served as Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury;[4] she was then Bishop of Dorking, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Guildford, 2016–2023.[5]