13 Facts About Jan McFarlane

Janet Elizabeth "Jan" McFarlane was born on 25 November 1964 and is a British Church of England bishop and former speech and language therapist.

Jan McFarlane was born on 25 November 1964 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

Jan McFarlane studied at the University of Sheffield, graduating with a Bachelor of Medical Science degree in 1987.

Jan McFarlane studied theology at St John's College, Durham, and graduated from the University of Durham with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992.

Jan McFarlane then underwent a further year of training at Cranmer Hall, Durham, an open evangelical Anglican theological college, completing a Diploma in Ministry in 1993.

Jan McFarlane was one of the first female priests as 1994 was the first year that the Church of England ordained women to the priesthood.

Jan McFarlane was selected as the next Archdeacon of Norwich in 2008.

Jan McFarlane was first elected to the General Synod of the Church of England in 2005.

On 26 February 2016, Jan McFarlane was announced as the next Bishop of Repton, suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Derby.

Jan McFarlane was consecrated a bishop by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 29 June 2016.

Jan McFarlane was welcomed into the Diocese of Derby as Bishop of Repton on 7 September 2016, during service at Derby Cathedral.

Jan McFarlane was duly licensed to those roles on 3 April 2020.

Jan McFarlane was instituted as dean during a service at Lichfield Cathedral on 21 September 2024.