Anne Dyer Anne Catherine Dyer is a British Anglican bishop and academic administrator . She has served as Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church since 2018. Previously, from 2005 to 2011, she was the Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham , a theological college of the Church of England . Then, she was Rector of Holy Trinity Church , Haddington, East Lothian in the Diocese of Edinburgh between 2011 and 2018.Early life and education Dyer was born in February 1957 in Bradford , Yorkshire, England. She was educated at Bradford Girls' Grammar School , an all-girls independent school . She studied chemistry at St Anne's College, Oxford , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree: as per tradition , her BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts degree . She then worked as a business analyst/systems analyst at Unilever . In 1984, Dyer entered Wycliffe Hall, Oxford , an Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry . During this time, she also studied theology. She left theological college in 1987 to be ordained in the Church of England. She continued her theological studies, and completed a Master of Theology degree at King's College, London in 1989.Ordained ministry Dyer was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1987 and as a priest in 1994. All Dyer's parish ministry in the Church of England was spent in the Diocese of Rochester . While she continued her studies, she held two non-stipendiary minister appointments: at St John's Church , Eden Park , and at St George's Church, Beckenham . From 1989 to 1994, she was parish deacon of Christ Church, Luton . In 1993, she was appointed an associate adviser in evangelism for the diocese. From 1994 to 1998, she was also an NSM of St Barnabas' Church , Istead Rise . Then, from 1998 to 2004, she was the Ministry Development Officer for the Diocese of Rochester. In 2000, she was appointed an Honorary Canon of Rochester Cathedral .In August 2004, Dyer was announced as the next Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham. Cranmer Hall is an evangelical Anglican theological college that forms part of St John's College, Durham University. In January 2005, she took up the appointment following her licensing by the Bishop of Durham . In 2008, she was appointed an honorary canon of Durham Cathedral . She stepped down as warden in 2011, and was succeeded by Mark Tanner . In 2011, Dyer moved to the Scottish Episcopal Church , having been appointed rector of Holy Trinity Church , Haddington, East Lothian in the Diocese of Edinburgh. Since 2015, she has also been a member of the council of the Scottish Episcopal Institute , the Scottish Episcopal Church's theological college.Episcopal ministry On 9 November 2017, Dyer was selected as the next Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, making her the first woman to have become a bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Her selection caused controversy due to her gender, support of same-sex marriage , and that she was not elected by the diocese itself. Two senior clergy in the diocese resigned their diocesan roles in protest, including Emsley Nimmo , the dean of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney . She was consecrated a bishop on 1 March 2018 during a service at St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen .Views Dyer identifies with the Open Evangelical tradition of Anglicanism. In December 2014, Dyer signed an open letter to the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church that was supportive of same-sex marriage: it concluded with a "wish to make clear our continuing commitment to affirm and support all people in our church, and to recognise and rejoice in all marriages, of whatever sexual orientation, as true signs of the love of God in Christ." With the SEC voting to allow same-sex marriages , she conducted her first such marriage in October 2017.Personal life Dyer is married to Roger. Together they have one child, a daughter.
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