Ellen Clark-King
Ellen Clark-King | |
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Dean of King's College London | |
Church | Church of England |
In office | 2020 to present |
Predecessor | Richard Burridge |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1992 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Ellen Jane Clark |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
Nationality | British-Canadian |
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Ellen Jane Clark-King (née Clark; born 1962) is a British-Canadian Anglican priest and academic. Since 2020, she has served as Dean of King's College London.
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Early life and education
Ellen Jane Clark was born in 1962.[1] From 1982 to 1985, she studied history at Newnham College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree:[1][2][3] as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree.[1] From 1989 to 1992, she trained for ordination and studied theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon.[1] She continued her studies in Christian spirituality at the University of London, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1999.[1][2] She then studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Lancaster University, which she completed in 2003 with a doctoral thesis titled "Sacred hearts: feminist theology interrogated by the voices of working-class women".[4]
Ordained ministry and career
Clark-King was made a deacon in the Church of England in 1992.[1] Following the volte to allow women to be ordained as priests in the Church of England, she was ordained to the priesthood in 1994 during a service at Hereford Cathedral.[3] She served her curacy in a multi-church parish in the Diocese of Hereford from 1992 to 1995.[1] Then, from 1995 to 2000, she was fellow and chaplain of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[2] In 2000, she moved to the Diocese of Newcastle, where she became a doctoral student and non-stipendiary minister.[1][3] She was additionally assistant diocesan director of ordinands from 2001 to 2005.[1]
In 2005, Clark-King left the United Kingdom for the Anglican Church of Canada: she was looking for an inclusive church that was welcoming of LGBTQ clergy and accepted same-sex marriage.[3] She served as associate pastor of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver between 2005 and 2012.[1] She was additionally Archdeacon of Burrard from 2007 to 2014.[1][5] From 2012 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2016, she was cathedral vicar of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver.[1][6] For the 2014/15 academic year, she was director for Anglican formation at the Vancouver School of Theology.[1][7] She took Canadian citizenship during her time in the country.[3]
In December 2016, she moved to the United States, where she became executive pastor and canon for social justice at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco in the Episcopal Diocese of California.[6] She was promoted to vice-dean in September 2019.[6] Having returned to the United Kingdom, she has been Dean of King's College London since December 2020: this is the most senior cleric of the university, and is tasked with overseeing the spiritual development and welfare of all its students and staff.[8] She is the first woman to hold the post in the almost two centuries of the college's existence.[8]
Personal life
She is married to Jeremy Clark-King, a fellow Anglican priest.[8] Jonathan Clark, an Anglican bishop, is her brother.[9]
Selected works
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