The first female bishop in Norfolk and Waveney, Dr Steen will also be the first suffragan bishop to have been consecrated in Norwich Cathedral for over 100 years, if not ever. This will take place on Wednesday 23 June. Suffragan bishops are usually consecrated in London and York, but this has been altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new bishop was born in 1964 and studied at Newnham and Trinity Colleges, Cambridge, and Westcott House theological college. She was a curate in the Diocese of St Albans before moving to the Diocese of Southwark as Chaplain to Bishop Tom Butler.
Jane comes to the Diocese of Norwich after over 20 years of ministry in the Diocese of Southwark. Since 2013, she has been the Archdeacon of Southwark and was previously Canon Chancellor of Southwark Cathedral and Director of Ministerial Education.
We are thrilled to announce that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the nomination of The Venerable Dr Jane Steen @archdeaconSwk, currently Archdeacon of Southwark @SouthwarkCofE, to be the next Bishop of Lynn. Read more about her here: https://t.co/DAE7vWLd71 pic.twitter.com/eV5Z1UsT4o
— Diocese of Norwich (@DioceseNorwich) April 28, 2021