The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has announced the appointment of the Isle of Wight’s Revd Dr Amanda Bloor as the new Archdeacon of Cleveland.
Amanda is currently priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge and Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands in the Diocese of Portsmouth.
Ordained in 2004, she has previously served as Chaplain and Diocesan Advisor in Women’s Ministry to the Bishop of Oxford, and as Area Director of Ordinands for Berkshire. She undertook Doctoral research in Clergy Wellbeing and has a keen interest in the flourishing of those engaged in ministry. She is also a chaplain to the Army Cadet Force. Amanda is married to Mark and has 2 grown-up daughters.
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, said:
“I very much look forward to welcoming Amanda to the Diocese of York and especially to her new ministry in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland. As well as her experience in a bishop’s team, her research on clergy wellbeing stands her in good stead to support everyone whose work and calling is to serve others in Jesus’ name.”
Revd Dr Amanda Bloor said:
“It will be a real wrench to leave the Diocese of Portsmouth, my parish and the Diocesan Director of Ordinands’ team. I’ve made good friends and colleagues here and loved being part of the community in Bembridge. But I’m excited about the challenges ahead and responding to God’s call to move to the Archdeaconry of Cleveland.
“I’m excited to be moving to the Diocese of York and joining the team encouraging the vision to be Generous Churches, Making and Nurturing Disciples. I look forward to getting to know people and places so that I can join in with the many good things that God is doing amongst us. I want to support clergy in what can sometimes feel a lonely or challenging role; we have a message of hope to offer to a hurting world where many people are searching for meaning.”
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The Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev Christopher Foster, said:
“Amanda’s appointment is great news for the Cleveland Archdeaconry and the Diocese of York. While with us in Bembridge, she has been an excellent parish priest and ably supported those, especially from the Isle of Wight, discerning a possible call to licensed or further ministry. We shall miss her and her gifts, and Mark as well, but rejoice that the wider church benefits from her leadership as we seek across the nation to call more people to love Jesus and to grow the church to build the Kingdom.”
Amanda will be collated as Archdeacon of Cleveland at Bishopthorpe Palace on 22nd April 2020. She succeeds the Venerable Samantha Rushton, who became the Archdeacon of York in August 2019.
I’m excited about the challenges ahead and responding to God’s call to move to the Archdeaconry of Cleveland.
and of course, not forgetting the substantial pay rise from reverend to archdeacon. Gods call or professional promotion and pay rise.
from the church of england figures..
https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-01/GS%20Misc%201206%20.pdf
The 2018/19 stipends bill for all clergy and licensed lay workers on the central payroll, as at 31 August 2018, is estimated at £212.7m (2017/18 figure was £211.6m)
This is mostly funded by dioceses and parishes through giving / parish share, investment income and DBF parochial fees. The Church Commissioners are responsible for funding the stipend costs of bishops, deans and two residentiary canons at most cathedrals which in 2018/19 is estimated to be £8.9m. Stipends for additional cathedral clergy (estimated to be £0.6m) are funded directly by the relevant cathedral Chapter 10.
In 2018/19 the Archbishops’ Council expects to make Lowest Income Communities grants of £25.0m from funds made available by the Church Commissioners: dioceses must spend these grants on ministry in their most deprived communities but do not have to spend them on stipends.
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So. to recap – £212 million pounds in pay for the vicars etc and £25m million to be spent on the most deprived areas of communities.
Out of every 10 quid, about nine is being trousered by the priests – couldn’t make it up.
Nothing like rinsing the donations by the staff before the community get a look in – the church is just as bad as charities – feather their own nests first.
And?