11 Facts About Martin Seeley

Martin Alan Seeley was born on 29 May 1954 and is a British retired Church of England bishop.

Martin Seeley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976 and a Bachelor of Education degree in 1978.

Martin Seeley then attended Union Theological Seminary, New York City, from which he graduated with a Master of Sacred Theology degree in 1978.

In 1980, Martin Seeley returned to the United States where he was a curate at the Church of the Epiphany and assistant director of Trinity Church, Manhattan, New York City and then executive director of the Thompson Center, an ecumenical lay and clergy education programme in St Louis, Missouri.

In 1990, Martin Seeley returned to England, where he was a selection secretary at the advisory board of Ministry and secretary for Continuing Ministerial Education.

In November 2014, it was announced that Martin Seeley would become the 11th Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Martin Seeley has been an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Ely since 2015.

Martin Seeley was introduced as a member of the House of Lords on 21 March 2022.

In January 2023, Martin Seeley welcomed the Church of England's introduction of blessings of same-sex couples but expressed disappointment that it did not go further: "the faithful, pastoral, loving and just way forward is to extend Holy Matrimony to same-sex couples".

Martin Seeley was married to Cynthia McLean from 1980 until 1989.

Martin Seeley married Jutta Brueck who was his curate at Christ Church with St Luke's, Isle of Dogs on 23 January 1999; she is a priest.