Christine Froude | |
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Archdeacon of Malmesbury | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
In office | 2011–2018 |
Predecessor | Alan Hawker |
Successor | Christopher Bryan |
Other post(s) | Acting Archdeacon of Bristol (2013–2018) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 June 1947 |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse |
David Froude (m. 1972) |
Children | Two |
Christine Ann Froude [1] (born 6 June 1947) is a British retired Anglican priest. She was Archdeacon of Malmesbury[2] from 2011 and Acting Archdeacon of Bristol, 2013–2018.[3]
Froude was born on 6 June 1947 to Winifred Woolcock and Frederick Woolcock.[4] She became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) in 1973.[5] Before ordination, she worked for Midland Bank in a number of positions.[4] From 1992 to 1995, she trained for ordination on the Southern Dioceses' Ministerial Training Scheme.[5]
Froude was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1995 and as a priest in 1996.[5] She has spent all her ministry in the Diocese of Bristol.[5] She served her curacy as a non-stipendiary minister of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop, Bristol between 1995 and 1999.[4][5]
She was Chaplain of the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust from 1999 to 2001;[6] Dean of Women's Ministry for the Diocese of Bristol from 2000 to 2011; Priest in charge of St Mary, Shirehampton from 2001 to 2011; and an Honorary Canon of Bristol Cathedral from 2001 to 2011.
In December 2010, it was announced that she would be the next Archdeacon of Malmesbury.[7][8] She was collated and installed as archdeacon during a service at Bristol Cathedral on 21 April 2011.[9] In January 2012, she also became a director of the Church Pastoral Aid Society.[10] From December 2012 until June 2018, she was the acting Archdeacon of Bristol in addition to being the Archdeacon of Malmesbury: this made her the only archdeacon then serving in the Diocese of Bristol.[11]
Froude belongs to the Evangelical Anglican tradition of the Church of England.[10] She supports the ordination of women as priests and bishops.[12]
In 1972, the then Christine Woolcock married David Froude. Together they have two children: one son and one daughter.[4]