Catherine Ogle
Catherine Ogle | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Winchester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| In office | 11 February 2017 to present |
| Previous post(s) | Dean of Birmingham (2010–2017) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1988 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1961 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Catherine Ogle (born 12 May 1961) is a British Anglican priest. Since February 2017, she has been the Dean of Winchester. She was previously the Dean of Birmingham (2010–2017), and a parish priest in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds and the Diocese of Wakefield.
Early life
[edit]Ogle was born on 12 May 1961 in Upminster, London. She is the daughter of Henry Charles Ogle and Josephine Ogle (née Bathard).[1] She was educated at Perse School for Girls, a private school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. She studied at the University of Leeds, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Westcott House.[2]
Ordained ministry
[edit]She was ordained deacon in 1988, then served as assistant curate at St Mary's Church, Middleton, Leeds[3] from 1988 to 1991.[1] She then worked as a Religious Programmes Editor with BBC Leeds[4] from 1991 to 1995.[1] She was ordained priest in 1994 and served as priest in charge of Woolley with West Bretton[5] from 1995 to 2001.[1] Catherine became Vicar of Huddersfield in 2001. She was also chaplain at the University of Huddersfield[6] from 2003 to 2006 and was made an honorary Canon at Wakefield Cathedral in 2008.[1] In 2010, she was appointed Dean of Birmingham;[7][1] she was instituted at Birmingham Cathedral on 2 September 2010.[8] She was instituted Dean of Winchester on 11 February 2017.[9] The 37th known successive such Dean of the Cathedral, the 22nd was incidentally Newton Ogle who died in 1804. She is the first woman to lead the Cathedral's day-to-day ministry.
In November 2024, Ogle announced that she was to retire, for personal reasons, on 1 May 2025.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Ogle, Catherine". Who's Who. Vol. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 27 January 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ University class lists: Leeds The Times (London, England), 2 August 1982, p. 7.
- ^ "Church news". The Times. No. 64494. London, England. 19 November 1992. p. 22.
- ^ "Church news". The Times. No. 65267. London, England. 15 May 1995. p. 21.
- ^ "Church news". The Times. No. 67109. London, England. 10 April 2001. p. 22.
- ^ Huddersfield Daily Examiner
- ^ Tyler, Jane (22 April 2011). "A very modern dean at Birmingham Cathedral". BusinessLive. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Diocese of Birmingham – New Dean for Birmingham (Accessed 5 January 2013)
- ^ Winchester Cathedral — the Next Dean of Winchester Archived 5 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 2 September 2016)
- ^ "Dean of Winchester Catherine Ogle announces retirement". Hampshire Chronicle. 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Winchester Cathedral Dean, Catherine Ogle announces she will retire next year". Winchester Cathedral. 12 November 2024. Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
