Guy Elsmore
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Guy Elsmore | |
|---|---|
| Archdeacon of Buckingham | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | July 2016 to present |
| Predecessor | Karen Gorham |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1993 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Guy Charles Elsmore 1966 (age 58–59) Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Ridley Hall, Cambridge |
Guy Charles Elsmore (born 1966) is a British Anglican priest. Since July 2016, he has served as the Archdeacon of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford.[1][2]
Elsmore was born in 1966 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England.[1][2] He studied physics at the University of Edinburgh,[1] graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1988.[2] Having completed his undergraduate degree, he moved to Liverpool where he worked with the homeless.[1] He then entered Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Open Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry.[1][2] His training was completed by 1993, and that year he left the college to be ordained in the Church of England.[2]
Ordained ministry
Elsmore was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994.[2] He then ministered in the Diocese of Liverpool until his appointment as archdeacon.[2] From 1993 to 1998, he served his curacy a St Michael's Church, Huyton.[2] He was then Vicar of the Parish of St Basil and All Saints, Hough Green, Widnes:[2] this is a joint Church of England/Roman Catholic parish.[1][3] He was also Area Dean of Widnes between 2003 and 2005.[2]
In 2005, Elsmore was made Priest-in-Charge of the St Luke in the City Team in Liverpool.[2] This benefice contains three parish churches: St Michael's Church, Upper Pitt Street; St Bride's Church, Percy Street; and the Church of St Dunstan, Edge Hill.[4] In 2010, he was made Team Rector of the benefice.[2] From 2014 to 2016, he also served as the Area Dean of Toxteth and Wavertree.[1][2] On 2 February 2014, he was made an honorary canon of Liverpool Cathedral.[5]
In May 2016, it was announced that Elsmore would be the next Archdeacon of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford.[6][7] On 18 July 2016, he was welcomed and collated as archdeacon during a service at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.[8]
Views
In July 2013, Elsmore was elected General Secretary of Modern Church, an organisation that promotes Liberal Christianity.[7] In October 2016, he resigned as General Secretary due to his appointment as Archdeacon of Buckingham.[9] As of 2016, he is a novice of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis (TSSF).[1]