Jacqueline Ann "Jackie" Searle (born 26 September 1960) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2018, she has served as the

Bishop of Crediton The Bishop of Crediton is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Crediton in Devon, England. The title was originally used by the Anglo-Saxons in the 10th and 11th centuries for a diocese covering Devon and Cornwall. It is now ...

, a suffragan bishop of the

Diocese of Exeter The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan Bishop of Exeter. It is part of the Provinc ...

. She had previously been the

Archdeacon of Gloucester The Archdeacon of Gloucester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Gloucester, Church of England, England whose responsibilities include the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the ''Archdeaconry of Gloucester.'' ...

between 2012 and 2018.

Early life and education

Searle was born on 26 September 1960 in

Redhill, Surrey Redhill () is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England. The town, which adjoins the town of Reigate to the west, is due south of Croydon in Greater London, and is part of the London commuter belt. The ...

, England. She was educated at Talbot Heath School, an all-girls independent school in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the English ...

. She studied at

Whitelands College Whitelands College is the oldest of the four constituent colleges of the University of Roehampton. History Whitelands College is one of the oldest higher education institutions in England (predating every university except Oxford, Cambridge, Lo ...

, Roehampton, graduating with a

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(BEd) degree in 1982. She worked as a teacher from 1982 until 1989. She trained for ordained ministry at Trinity College, Bristol, an evangelical Anglican theological college between 1990 and 1992.

Ordained ministry

She was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform var ...

deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Chur ...

in 1992, and priest in 1994. Her first ecclesiastical post was as parish deacon in the benefice of Christ Church and St Peter,

Roxeth Roxeth was a hamlet in the ancient Harrow on the Hill parish, which now forms part of the London Borough of Harrow in Greater London, England. The ancient parish of Harrow on the Hill, or simply Harrow, was one of the largest parishes in Mi ...

from 1992 to 1994, and as an

assistant curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

St Stephen's Church, Ealing St Stephen's Church is a Church of England church on Castlebar Hill in Ealing. It was founded in 1867 as a Christian mission, mission and is now established as a separate parish. The first church building was a temporary tin tabernacle, iron ...

from 1994 to 1996, both in the

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. From 1996 to 2003, she was a tutor in applied theology and dean of women at

Trinity College, Bristol Trinity College, Bristol is an evangelical Anglican theological college located in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, England. It offers a range of full-time and part-time taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses which are validated by the University ...

, her '' alma mater''. She was then

Vicar A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pr ...

of St Peter, Littleover from 2003 to 2012 in the

Diocese of Derby The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire. Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby whose seat ( cathedra) is at Derby Cathedral. The diocesa ...

. From 2012, she served as

in the

Diocese of Gloucester The Diocese of Gloucester is a Church of England diocese based in Gloucester, covering the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire. The cathedral is Gloucester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Gloucester. It is part of the Provinc ...

and as a residentiary canon of

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Episcopal ministry

In July 2018, it was announced that she would be the next

, a suffragan bishop in the

. On 27 September 2018, she was consecrated a bishop by

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, the Archbishop of York, during a service at

Southwark Cathedral Southwark Cathedral ( ) or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwar ...

. She was welcomed into the diocese on 14 October.

Personal life

In 1992, Searle married David Runcorn. Together they have two children. David is also ordained in the Church of England.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Searle, Jackie 1960 births People from Redhill, Surrey People educated at Talbot Heath School Alumni of the University of Roehampton Alumni of Trinity College, Bristol Archdeacons of Gloucester Women Anglican bishops Living people People from Littleover Bishops of Crediton