Cherry Vann
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The Venerable Cherry Vann |
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| Archdeacon of Rochdale | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Manchester |
| In office | September 2008 to present |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1989 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Cherry Elizabeth Vann |
| Born |
29 October 1958 Whetstone, Leicestershire, England |
| Alma mater |
Royal College of Music Westcott House, Cambridge |
Cherry Elizabeth Vann (born 29 October 1958) is a Church of England priest. She is the current Archdeacon of Rochdale. She has spent all of her ordained ministry in the Diocese of Manchester.
Vann was born on 29 October 1958 in Whetstone, Leicestershire, England. She studied piano and violin at the Royal College of Music, becoming an Associate of the Royal College of Music (ARCM) diploma in 1978 and a Graduate of the Royal Schools of Music (GRSM) diploma in 1980. The GRSM is equivalent to a bachelor's degree.
In 1986, Vann entered Westcott House, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college. There, she studied theology and undertook training in preparation of ordination for the next three years.
Vann was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1989. She served as parish deacon at St Michael's Church, Flixton from 1989 to 1992 and at St Peter's Church, Bolton from 1992 to 1994. She was ordained as a priest in 1994; this was the first year that women were ordained to the priesthood in the Church of England. From 1994 to 1998, she was a assistant curate at St Peter's Church, Bolton. Additionally, she served as a chaplain at the Bolton Institute of Higher Education between 1992 and 1998.
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