Cherry Elizabeth Vann was born on 29 October 1958 and is a British Anglican bishop serving as Bishop of Monmouth in the Church in Wales.
15 Facts About Cherry Vann
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Cherry Vann previously served as Archdeacon of Rochdale from 2008 to 2020, having served all of her ordained ministry with the Church of England in the Diocese of Manchester.
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Cherry Vann studied piano and violin at the Royal College of Music, becoming an Associate of the Royal College of Music diploma in 1978 and a Graduate of the Royal Schools of Music diploma in 1980.
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In 1986, Cherry Vann entered Westcott House, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college.
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Cherry Vann was ordained in the Church of England, being made deacon at Petertide 1989 by Christopher Mayfield, Bishop of Manchester, at Manchester Cathedral.
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Cherry Vann served as parish deacon at St Michael's Church, Flixton from 1989 to 1992 and at St Peter's Church, Bolton from 1992 to 1994.
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From 1998 to 2004, Cherry Vann was Team Vicar of the East Farnworth and Kearsley Team Ministry.
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Cherry Vann was additionally a Chaplain for Deaf People between 1998 and 2004.
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Cherry Vann was then the incumbent of the Team Ministry, serving as Team Rector from 2004 to 2008.
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Cherry Vann served as Area Dean of Farnworth between 2005 and 2008.
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Cherry Vann was the first woman to become a senior priest in the Diocese of Manchester.
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In February 2013, Cherry Vann was elected Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of York.
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On 19 September 2019, Cherry Vann was elected the next Bishop of Monmouth in the Church in Wales.
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Cherry Vann was bishop-elect until her election as diocesan bishop was confirmed by the Bench of Bishops at a Sacred Synod on 5 January 2020 ; she was then consecrated as a bishop at Brecon Cathedral on 25 January and was enthroned as the 11th Bishop of Monmouth at Newport Cathedral on 1 February 2020.
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Since 2021, Cherry Vann is a patron of the Open Table Network, an ecumenical Christian community for LGBT people and their allies.