Andrew Tremlett: Difference between revisions

| other_post = [[Canon Residentiary]] of [[Bristol Cathedral]] (2008-20102008–2010) <br /> Canon Residentiary of [[Westminster Abbey]] (2010-20162010–2016) <br /> [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[St Margaret's Church, Westminster]] (2010–2016) <br /> [[Archdeacon of Westminster]] (2014–2016) <br /> [[Sub-Dean]] of Westminster Abbey (2014–2016)

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'''Andrew Tremlett''' (born 1964) is a British [[Church of England]] priest. Since July 2016, he has served as [[Dean of Durham]], and is therefore the head of the Chapter of [[Durham Cathedral]] and the most senior priest in the [[Diocese of Durham]]. Previously, he was a [[Canon Residentiary]] of [[Westminster Abbey]] (2010-20162010–2016), [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[St Margaret's Church, Westminster]] (2010-20162010–2016), [[Archdeacon of Westminster]] (2014-20162014–2016), and [[Sub-Dean]] of the [[Westminster Abbey]] (2014-20162014–2016). He was also a Canon Residentiary at [[Bristol Cathedral]] (2008-20102008–2010).

Tremlett was born on 9 March 1964.<ref name="ww">{{Who's Who| surname = Tremlett| othernames = Rev. Canon Andrew | id = U251664| volume = 2014| edition = December 2013 online| accessed = 3 October 2014}}</ref> His father is [[Tony Tremlett (priest)|Tony Tremlett]], who is a retired [[Church of England]] priest and former [[Archdeacon]].<ref name="ww" /> From 1975 to 1982, he was educated at [[Plymouth College]], an [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent school]] in [[Plymouth]], Devon.<ref name="LinkedIn profile">{{cite web|title=Andrew Tremlett |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andrew-tremlett-b19a8b40 |websitepublisher=LinkedIn |accessdate=17 December 2015 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He then [[matriculated]] into [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] to study [[classics]].<ref name="LinkedIn profile" /> He graduated from the [[University of Cambridge]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) degree in 1986; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Cambridge Master of Arts]] (MA Cantab) degree in 1990.<ref name="Crockford entry">{{Crockford| surname = Tremlett | forenames = Andrew | id = 15254 | accessed = 17 December 2015}}</ref>

In 1986, Tremlett began training for ordination at [[Wycliffe Hall, Oxford]], an [[Anglican]] [[theological college]] in the [[evangelical]] [[Churchmanship|tradition]]. During this time, he also studied [[theology]] at [[The Queen's College, Oxford]], and graduated from the [[University of Oxford]] with a BA degree in 1988; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to an MA (Oxon) in 1995.<ref name="Crockford entry" /> He was awarded the ''Pusey and Ellerton Senior Prize'' which is awarded to "candidates whose performance in Biblical Hebrew the examiners judge to be of sufficient merit".<ref name="LinkedIn profile" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Pusey and Ellerton Fund|url=http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/administration/trust_funds/pusey_and_ellerton_fund.html|website=Faculty of Oriental Studies|publisher=University of Oxford|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref>

Tremlett was [[ordained]] in the [[Church of England]] as a [[Deacon#Anglicanism|deacon]] in 1989 and as a [[Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian|priest]] in 1990.<ref name="Crockford entry" /> From 1989 to 1992, he served his [[curacy]] in the Parish of St. Matthias', St Mark and Holy Trinity, [[Torquay]], [[Diocese of Exeter]].<ref name="GOV - Dean">{{cite web|title=Dean of Durham: Andrew Tremlett|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dean-of-durham-andrew-tremlett|website=GOV.UK|publisher=PrimeGovernment Minister'sof Office, 10the DowningUnited StreetKingdom|accessdate=17 December 2015|date=17 December 2015}}</ref> From 1992 to 1995, he was based in the [[Diocese of Europe]].<ref name="Crockford entry" /> He served as [[Chaplain]] to [[The Mission to Seafarers]], and as Assistant Chaplain of St. Mary's Anglican and Episcopal Church in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]] between 1992 and 1994. He was then Chaplain (IE [[priest-in-charge]]) of St. Mary's between 1994 and 1995.<ref name="GOV - Dean" />

In 1995, Tremlett returned to England. From 1995 to 1998, he was [[Team Vicar]] of the Parish of Holy Trinity with St. Columba, [[Fareham]], in the [[Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth|Diocese of Portsmouth]].<ref name="Crockford entry" /> From 1998 to 2003, he served as [[Bishop's chaplain|Chaplain]] to [[Kenneth Stevenson]], the [[Bishop of Portsmouth (Anglican)|Bishop of Portsmouth]]. During this period, he also worked with the [[Doctrine Commission (Church of England)|Doctrine Commission of the Church of England]] as a parliamentary research assistant and secretary.<ref name="GOV - Dean" /> He then moved to the [[Diocese of Chichester]], where he was [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|Vicar]] of [[St Mary's Church, Goring-by-Sea|St Mary's Church]], [[Goring-by-Sea]], [[Worthing]] between 2003 and 2008.<ref name="Crockford entry" />

In July 2010, it was announced that Tremlett was to be made a [[Canon of Westminster]] and [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[St Margaret's Church, Westminster]].<ref name="Westminster Abbey - Tremlett appointed Canon">{{cite web|title=The Reverend Andrew Tremlett appointed Canon of Westminster|url=http://www.westminster-abbey.org/press/news/2010/july/the-reverend-andrew-tremlett-appointed-canon-of-westminster|website=Westminster Abbey|accessdate=17 December 2015|date=July 2010}}</ref> There was controversy surrounding the appointment. The Rector of St Margaret's had also been the [[Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons]] for the previous 40 years.<ref name=Spectator>{{cite news|last1=Moore|first1=Charles|title=The Spectator’sSpectator's Notes: Unpublicised, David Cameron has been conducting some unusual job interviews in Downing Street.|url=http://www.spectator.co.uk/2010/06/the-spectators-notes-238/|accessdate=17 December 2015|work=The Spectator|date=30 June 2010}}</ref> However, [[John Bercow]] blocked the appointment of Tremlett having described him as "another white middle aged man", and instead appointed [[Rose Hudson-Wilkin]] as chaplain.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hough|first1=Andrew|last2=Savill|first2=Richard|title=Row over appointment of female cleric as Commons chaplain|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/7857329/Row-over-historic-appointment-over-female-cleric-as-vicar-of-Westminster.html|accessdate=17 December 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=27 June 2010}}</ref> In October 2010, he was [[Installation (Christianity)|installed]] as a canon at [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref name="bio - Westminster Abbey" /> In June 2014, he was additionally appointed the [[Archdeacon of Westminster]] and the [[Sub-Dean]] of Westminster Abbey.<ref name="GOV - Dean" />

On 17 December 2015, Tremlett was announced as the next [[Dean of Durham]].<ref name="GOV - Dean" /> Though the previous [[Dean (Christianity)|dean]], [[Michael Sadgrove]], retired on 31 December 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/news/dean-durham-retires|title=Dean of Durham Retires|date=27 September 2015|publisher=Durham Cathedral|accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref> Tremlett was to be installed as dean in the summer of 2016.<ref name="Northern Echo - New Dean">{{cite news|last1=Tallentire|first1=Mark|title=New Dean of Durham named as Andrew Tremlett, Canon of Westminster|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14149663.New_Dean_of_Durham_named_as_Andrew_Tremlett__Canon_of_Westminster/|accessdate=17 December 2015|work=The Northern Echo|date=17 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="Durham Cathedral - next Dean">{{cite web|title=Andrew Tremlett to be the next Dean of Durham|url=http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/news/andrew-tremlett-dean-durham|website=Durham Cathedral|accessdate=17 December 2015|date=17 December 2015}}</ref> On 17 July 2016, he was installed as dean during a service at [[Durham Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Canon of Westminister Abbey: Anthony James Ball|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/canon-of-westminister-abbey-anthony-james-ball|website=GOV.UK|publisher=Prime Minister'sGovernment Office,of 10the DowningUnited StreetKingdom|accessdate=26 May 2016|date=25 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="dinst" /><ref name="dinst">[https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/whatson/deans-installation-2016 Durham Cathedral — Special Service — Installation of the new Dean] (Accessed 30 June 2016)</ref>

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