Jo Wells
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The Right Reverend Jo Wells |
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| Bishop of Dorking | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Guildford |
| In office | 29 June 2016 to present |
| Predecessor | Ian Brackley |
| Other posts | Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury (2013–2016) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest) |
| Consecration | 29 June 2016 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Joanne Caladine Bailey |
| Born | 1965 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Sam Wells |
| Children | Two |
| Occupation |
Theologian Biblical scholar Priest |
| Alma mater |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University of Minnesota St John's College, Durham |
Joanne Caladine Bailey "Jo" Wells (née Bailey; born 1965) is a British Anglican bishop, theologian, and academic. Since 29 June 2016, she has been the Bishop of Dorking, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Guildford. Previously, she was a lecturer in the Old Testament and Biblical theology at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and then associate professor of Bible and Ministry at Duke Divinity School, Duke University. From 2013 until she fully took up her bishop's role on 25 September 2016, she had served as Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Wells was born in 1965. She studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and at the University of Minnesota. She trained for ordained ministry at Cranmer Hall, Durham, an Anglican theological college that is part of St John's College, Durham.
Wells was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1995 and as a priest in 1996. Between 1995 and 2001, she was part of the ministry team of Clare College, Cambridge. She served as chaplain from 1995 to 1998 and as dean from 1998 to 2001.
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