Moira Astin
British Anglican priest
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Moira Anne Elizabeth Astin (née Williams; born 18 February 1965) is a British Anglican bishop. She has been Bishop of Crediton in the Church of England's Diocese of Exeter since 2025.
Moira Astin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Crediton | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
| In office | 2025 to present |
| Predecessor | Jackie Searle |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Reigate (2016 to 2025) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest) |
| Consecration | 3 July 2025 by Sarah Mullally |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Moira Anne Elizabeth Williams 18 February 1965 |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge Wycliffe Hall, Oxford |
Early life and education
Astin was born on 18 February 1965,[1] and grew up in Staines, Surrey.[2] She was educated at City of London School for Girls and Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, Surrey; both all-girls independent schools.[3] She studied Natural Sciences (specialising in geology) at Clare College, Cambridge,[1] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1986.[4] She then worked in computing, before training for ordained ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.[2] She went on to graduate with a BA degree from the University of Oxford in 1996.[4]
Ordained ministry
Astin was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1995 and as a priest in 1996.[5] She was a curate at St Nicolas, Newbury from 1995 to 1999; Team Vicar of Thatcham from 1999 to 2005; Vicar, St James, Woodley from 2005 to 2011; and Vicar of Frodingham with New Brumby from 2011 until her appointment as archdeacon.[1] She was the Archdeacon of Reigate in the Church of England since 30 October 2016 until 2025.[6]
On 3 June 2025, it was announced that she had been nominated to be the next Bishop of Crediton,[7][8] one of the suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Exeter.[9] On 3 July 2025, she was consecrated as a bishop by Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London (and former Bishop of Crediton), during a service at St Paul's Cathedral.[10][11] She was installed as Bishop of Crediton during a service at Exeter Cathedral on 6 July 2025.[12]
