June Osborne was born on 10 June 1953 and is a British retired Anglican bishop.
14 Facts About June Osborne
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In 1980, Osborne became a deaconess at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham.
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June Osborne was made one of the first woman deacons in the Church of England in 1987.
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June Osborne was ordained to the priesthood in 1994, one of the first women to be ordained in England.
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June Osborne was dean of Salisbury from 1 May 2004 until July 2017.
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June Osborne had served as acting dean since the retirement of her predecessor, Derek Watson, in 2002.
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June Osborne is interested in interfaith dialogue and, in 2017, participated in the Board of World Religious Leaders for the Elijah Interfaith Institute.
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In 2014, after the vote to allow for the consecration of women as bishops, there was speculation that June Osborne could become the first female bishop in the Church of England.
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On 27 April 2017, it was announced that June Osborne would be the next bishop of Llandaff in the Church in Wales.
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June Osborne's election was confirmed at a sacred synod meeting on 14 July 2017, whereby she legally took up her new post.
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June Osborne was consecrated a bishop on 15 July 2017 by John Davies, bishop of Swansea and Brecon, during a service at Brecon Cathedral.
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June Osborne was installed as bishop during a service at Llandaff Cathedral on 22 July 2017.
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June Osborne was accused in a 2020 complaint of bullying the dean of Llandaff, the Very Reverend Gerwyn Capon.
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In September 2022, it was announced that June Osborne would be retiring later that year.