Vivienne Faull
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The Very Reverend Vivienne Faull |
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| Dean of York | |
| Church | York Minster |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| In office | 2012–present |
| Predecessor | Keith Jones |
| Other posts |
Dean of Leicester (2002–2012) Provost of Leicester (2000–2002) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1987 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1955 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | St Hilda's College, Oxford |
Vivienne Frances Faull (born 20 May 1955) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2012, she has served as Dean of York. She was the only female cathedral provost in Church of England history. She was thought by many to be a leading candidate for the first woman appointed a bishop in the Church of England.
Faull was educated at The Queen's School, Chester She studied at St Hilda's College, Oxford and graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; it was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1982. When she began studying theology at St John's College, Nottingham, she became the first woman to be paid by the Church of England to do so.
Faull was licensed as a deaconess in the Church of England in 1982, and ordained as a deacon in 1987 and as a priest in 1994. She served first at the Church of St Matthew and St James, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, and then as Chaplain at Clare College, Cambridge. From 1990 to 1994, she was on the staff at Gloucester Cathedral. In 1994 she became Canon Pastor at Coventry Cathedral, later becoming Vice Provost, before moving to Leicester in 2000.
On 13 May 2000, she was installed as Provost of Leicester Cathedral – the first (and, due to the Cathedrals Measure 1999 redesignating all cathedral provosts as deans, only) female cathedral provost in Church of England history. In 2002, when her job title (but not the essential nature of the role) changed, she became the Dean of Leicester – and thus, with that change of title, the first female dean in the Church of England.
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