Anna Eltringham

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British Anglican priest

In office2023–present

The Right Reverend Anna Eltringham
Bishop of Ripon
Church	Church of England
Province	Province of York
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Leeds
In office	2023–present
Predecessor	Helen-Ann Hartley
Previous posts	Team leader, Oxted benefice (2014–2023)
Orders
Ordination	2008 (deacon) 2009 (priest) by Tom Butler
Consecration	22 June 2023 by Stephen Cottrell
Personal details
Born	1974 (age 51–52) England
Spouse	Nigel Eltringham
Children	2
Education	St John's College, Durham

Anna Eltringham (born 1974) is an Anglican bishop. Since 2023 she has served as Bishop of Ripon in the Diocese of Leeds. From 2014 to 2023, she served as Team leader of the Oxted benefice.^[1]

Eltringham was born in 1974,^[2] and she grew up in the West Country.^[3] She studied at business and anthropology at Durham University, where she was a member of St John's College, Durham, and she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1996.^[2]^[3] She worked in strategic marketing until her call to ordained ministry.^[4]

Ordained ministry

She studied at the South East Institute for Theological Education and was ordained deacon in 2008 and priest in 2009.^[5] After a curacy at Holy Innocents Church, South Norwood,^[5] she was Team Vicar of Oxted from 2014 to 2019; and Team Rector from 2019 to 2023. She was also Dean of Women's Ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Southwark from 2017 until her appointment as bishop.^[2] She was also an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC) from 2020 to 2022,^[6] and then an Honorary Chaplain to the King (KHC) from 2022 to 2023.^[2]

Eltringham was consecrated as a bishop by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minster on 22 June 2023.^[7]

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".^[8]

References

↑ "Next Bishop of Ripon to be Canon Anna Eltringham". Church Times. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
1 2 3 4 "Anna Eltringham". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
1 2 "Bishop of Ripon". Diocese of Leeds. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
↑ "Anna Eltringham". Linked In. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
1 2 "Anna Eltringham". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
↑ "Revd Canon Anna Eltringham appointed as Chaplain to the Queen". Oxted Team Ministry. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
↑ "Two new bishops for our diocese consecrated at York Minster". Diocese of Leeds. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
↑ 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.

Church of England titles

Preceded by

Helen-Ann Hartley

Bishop of Ripon
2023 to present

Incumbent

v t e Bishops of Knaresborough and area Bishops of Ripon
Knaresborough	Lucius Smith Paul de Labilliere John Bateman-Champain Henry de Candole Howard Cruse Ralph Emmerson John Dennis Malcolm Menin Frank Weston James Bell
Ripon	James Bell, Bishop of Knaresborough, area bishop for Ripon James Bell Helen-Ann Hartley Anna Eltringham

Anglican Diocese of Leeds

Ripon Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral
Bradford Cathedral
Hollin House, Leeds
Bishop's Lodge, Wakefield
Bishopscroft, Bradford
Diocesan Office, Leeds
Bishop Mount, Ripon
Church House, Wakefield
Kadugli House, Keighley
Leeds Minster
Area scheme (2014–present)
Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds, of Wakefield and of Bradford

Office holders

Diocesan bishop	Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds
Area bishops	Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford Arun Arora, Bishop of Kirkstall (area bishop for Leeds) Smitha Prasadam, Bishop of Huddersfield Anna Eltringham, Bishop of Ripon Malcolm Chamberlain, Bishop of Wakefield
Other bishops	AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
Deans	John Dobson, Dean of Ripon Andy Bowerman, Dean of Bradford Dean of Wakefield (vacant)
Archdeacons	Andy Jolley, Archdeacon of Bradford Paul Ayers, Archdeacon of Leeds Bill Braviner, Archdeacon of Halifax Cat Thatcher, Archdeacon of Pontefract James Theodosius, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven

Predecessor offices

diocesan Bishops of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999), of Wakefield (1888–2014) and of Bradford (1919–2014)
Bishop suffragan of Penrith (1888–1889; reappointed to Richmond)
Bishops suffragan of Knaresborough (renamed Ripon), of Pontefract (renamed Wakefield) and of Richmond (renamed Kirkstall)
Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)

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