June Osborne
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The Very Reverend June Osborne DL |
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| Dean of Salisbury | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Salisbury |
| In office | 1 May 2004 – present |
| Predecessor | Derek Watson |
| Other posts | Bishop-elect of Llandaff, Church in Wales (April 2017 – July 2017) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1980 (deaconess) 1987 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 June 1953 Manchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
June Osborne, DL (born 10 June 1953) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2004, she has served as the Dean of Salisbury. As such, she became the first woman to head one of England's medieval cathedrals. In April 2017, it was announced that she would be the next Bishop of Llandaff in the Church in Wales; she will confirmed (taking up the post) on 14 July and consecrated a bishop on 15 July 2017.
Osborne was born on 10 June 1953 in Manchester, England. She attended Manchester University, where she studied social sciences. She had begun studying law until she felt "the hand of Heaven" and decided to study for the ministry. She trained at St John's College, Nottingham and at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
In 1980, she became a deaconess at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham. She has also served at St Aldate's Church, Oxford and in the Old Ford parishes in London.
Osborne was ordained to the priesthood in 1994, one of the first women to be ordained in England. There was much discussion at the previous year's Church General Synod as to whether or not to ordain female priests. The Times attributed Osborne's speech at the synod "for swinging the General Synod vote in favour of female priests".
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