Emma Gwynneth Ineson was born on 1969 and is a British Anglican bishop and academic, specialising in practical theology.
15 Facts About Emma Ineson
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Emma Ineson was brought up in Kenya and South Wales.
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Emma Ineson studied English language and linguistics at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992 and a Master of Philosophy degree in 1993.
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Emma Ineson undertook postgraduate research in the "power and authority in the language of worship" at Birmingham, and completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1998.
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At the age of 24, Ineson felt the call to ordination.
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Emma Ineson studied theology and graduated with a further BA degree in 1999.
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Emma Ineson then moved to Devon where she was a chaplain to the Lee Abbey, an ecumenical Christian community, between 2003 and 2006.
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In 2006, Emma Ineson returned to Bristol having been appointed a non-stipendiary minister in the Parish of St Matthew and St Nathanael, Bristol.
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On 9 May 2018, it was announced that Emma Ineson would be the next Bishop of Penrith, the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle, in succession to Robert Freeman.
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On 19 April 2021, it was announced that Emma Ineson was to move to Lambeth Palace, to become "Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York".
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Emma Ineson took up the appointment on 1 June 2021, replacing the Bishop at Lambeth as episcopal assistant to Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury; and adding to this assisting Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, coordinating between Lambeth and Bishopthorpe, and overseeing the Lambeth Conference 2022 programme.
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Emma Ineson is married to Mat Emma Ineson, who is an Anglican priest.
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In February 2016, Emma Ineson was appointed an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen.
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Emma Ineson was one of 33 honorary chaplains who are part of the Ecclesiastical Household and occasionally preach at the Chapel Royal.
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Emma Ineson relinquished the appointment upon becoming a bishop in 2019.