1. Rachel Treweek is an English Anglican bishop who has served as Bishop of Gloucester since 2015 and is the joint third female bishop in the Church of England, and first female diocesean bishop.
16 Facts About Rachel Treweek
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Rachel Treweek studied at the University of Reading, graduating in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in linguistics and language pathology.
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Rachel Treweek studied for ordained ministry at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, an Anglican theological college, and graduated with a Bachelor of Theology degree in 1994.
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Rachel Treweek was made a deacon at Petertide 1994, by David Hope, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral, and ordained a priest the following Petertide, by Martin Wharton, Bishop of Kingston, at her title church.
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Rachel Treweek remained at St George and All Saints' Church as the associate vicar from 1997 to 1999.
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In 2006, Rachel Treweek left parish ministry on her appointment as the archdeacon of Northolt, one of six archdeacons in the Diocese of London.
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Rachel Treweek held the position for five years before becoming the archdeacon of Hackney on 14 May 2011.
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Rachel Treweek relinquished this appointment on confirmation of her appointment as Bishop of Gloucester on 15 June 2015.
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In September 2013, Rachel Treweek was elected as one of eight "participant observers" of the House of Bishops representing the South East of England.
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Rachel Treweek attended her first meeting of the House of Bishops of the General Synod of the Church of England on 9 December 2013.
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On 26 March 2015, it was announced that Rachel Treweek was to become the next bishop of Gloucester, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Gloucester.
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Rachel Treweek was the first woman to become a bishop in the Province of Canterbury, jointly with Sarah Mullally, Bishop of Crediton.
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Rachel Treweek believes that God should be considered to be neither male nor female and tries to avoid using gender-specific pronouns when referring to God.
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In 2006, she married Guy Rachel Treweek; he is a Church of England priest and was priest-in-charge of two ancient City of London parishes at the time of her appointment to the episcopate.
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Rachel Treweek is a Patron of Prisoners Abroad, a charity supporting the welfare of Britons imprisoned overseas and their families.
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On 8 July 2016, Rachel Treweek received an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, the University of Reading.