Martin Seeley

The Reverend Canon
Martin Seeley
MA, STM
Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge
Church Church of England
In office 2006 – present
Orders
Ordination 1978 (deacon), 1979 (priest)
Personal details
Born 29 May 1954
Portsmouth
Nationality English
Denomination Anglican
Spouse Jutta Brueck
Children 2
Alma mater Jesus College, Cambridge

Martin Alan Seeley (born 29 May 1954) is a Church of England priest. Since 2006, he has been Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge.[1] In November 2014, it was announced that he would be the next Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.[2]

Early life and education

Seeley was born in Portsmouth on 29 May 1954.[3] He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge (B.A. 1976, B.Ed. 1978) and trained for ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon (1976), and Union Theological Seminary, New York City (S.T.M. 1978).[4][5]

Ordained ministry

Seeley was ordained to the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1978 and a priest in 1979.[5] His first pastoral appointment was as a curate at St Peter's Church, Bottesford, Lincolnshire (1978–80).[6] He 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 (1980–85) and then Executive Director of the Thompson Center, an ecumenical lay and clergy education programme in St Louis, Missouri (1985–90).[2] He returned to England where was a selection secretary at the Advisory Board of Ministry and Secretary for Continuing Ministerial Education (1990–96).[2] From 1996 to 2006, he was the vicar of the Isle of Dogs, a parish in the Diocese of London.[2] In September 2006, he was appointed Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge. Westcott House is a theological college in the Liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[1]

In November 2014, it was announced that Seeley would become the 11th Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.[2] He is due to be consecrated on 14 May 2014,[7] and will take up the post sometime after Easter.[8]

Personal life

Seeley is married to Jutta Brueck. She is also a Church of England priest and is priest in charge of St James, Cambridge. Together, they have two children; Anna and Luke.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lennard, David (20 November 2014). "New bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is named". EDP24. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich: Martin Alan Seeley". News. GOV.UK. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Who's Who 2015
  4. ↑ ‘SEELEY, Rev. Canon Martin Alan’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 accessed 22 Nov 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 729. ISBN 978-0-7151-1029-4.
  6. ↑ "Seeley M A". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 6 February 2015. (Subscription required)
  7. ↑ "Westcott Episcopal Double!". Westcott House. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Next Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich". News. The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.