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The Very Reverend

Andrew Tremlett
Dean of St Paul's
DioceseDiocese of London
In office25 September 2022 – present
PredecessorDavid Ison
Other post(s)Canon residentiaryofBristol Cathedral(2008–2010
Canon residentiary ofWestminster Abbey(2010–2016; various roles, see text)
Dean of Durham(2016–2022)
Orders
Ordination1989 (deacon)
1990 (priest)
Personal details
Born(1964-03-09)9 March 1964(age 60)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseMaggi Dawn
Children3
EducationPlymouth College
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
University of Exeter
University of Liverpool

Andrew Tremlett(born 9 March 1964) is a BritishChurch of Englandpriest. Since 2022, he has served asDean of St Paul's,and is therefore the head of the Chapter ofSt Paul's Cathedraland the most senior priest in theDiocese of London.Previously, he was acanon residentiaryofBristol Cathedral(2008–2010), a canon residentiary ofWestminster Abbey(2010–2016) andDean of Durham(2016–2022).

Early life and education[edit]

Tremlett was born on 9 March 1964.[1]His father isTony Tremlett,who was aChurch of Englandpriest and formerArchdeacon.[1]From 1975 to 1982, he was educated atPlymouth College,aprivate schoolinPlymouth,Devon.[2]He thenmatriculatedintoPembroke College, Cambridgeto studyclassics.[2]He graduated from theUniversity of Cambridgewith a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1986; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to aCambridge Master of Arts(MA Cantab) degree in 1990.[3]

In 1986, Tremlett began training for ordination atWycliffe Hall, Oxford,anAnglicantheological collegein theevangelicaltradition.During this time, he also studied theology atThe Queen's College, Oxford,and graduated from theUniversity of Oxfordwith a BA degree in 1988; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to an MA (Oxon) in 1995.[3]He was awarded the Pusey and Ellerton Senior Prize which is awarded to "candidates whose performance in Biblical Hebrew the examiners judge to be of sufficient merit".[2][4]

During his career as an ordained minister, Tremlett has continued to study. In 1996, he graduated from theUniversity of Exeterwith aMaster of Philosophy(MPhil) degree.[3]He studiedpatristics,and his thesis was titled "Metaphors of Salvation in the Soteriology ofOrigen of Alexandria".[2]In 2003, he completed aPostgraduate Certificate in Church School Education(PGCE) at theUniversity of Liverpool.[3]

Ordained ministry[edit]

Tremlett wasordainedin theChurch of Englandas adeaconin 1989 and as apriestin 1990.[3]From 1989 to 1992, he served hiscuracyin the Parish of St Matthias, St Mark and Holy Trinity,Torquay,Diocese of Exeter.[5]From 1992 to 1995, he was based in theDiocese of Europe.[3]He served as chaplain tothe Mission to Seafarersand as assistant Chaplain ofSt Mary's Anglican and Episcopal ChurchinRotterdam,Netherlands,from 1992 to 1994. He was then chaplain (i.e.priest-in-charge) of St Mary's from 1994 to 1995.[5]

In 1995, Tremlett returned to England. From 1995 to 1998, he wasteam vicarof the Parish of Holy Trinity with St Columba,Fareham,in theDiocese of Portsmouth.[3]From 1998 to 2003, he served asbishop's chaplaintoKenneth Stevenson,theBishop of Portsmouth.During this time he also worked with theDoctrine Commission of the Church of Englandas a parliamentary research assistant and secretary.[5]He then moved to theDiocese of Chichester,where he wasvicarofSt Mary's Church, Goring-by-Sea,Worthing,from 2003 to 2008.[3]

In 2008, Tremlett moved to theDiocese of Bristol.He had been appointed acanon residentiaryofBristol Cathedraland the Keeper of the Fabric; as such, he was responsible for the cathedral's development plan.[5]From June 2009 to May 2010, he served as the actingDean of Bristolduring theinterregnum.[5][6]

In July 2010, it was announced that Tremlett was to be made aCanon of WestminsterandRectorofSt Margaret's Church, Westminster.[7]There was controversy surrounding the appointment. The rector of St Margaret's had also been theChaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commonsfor the previous 40 years.[8]However,John Bercowblocked the appointment of Tremlett having described him as "another white middle aged man", and instead appointedRose Hudson-Wilkinas chaplain.[9]In October 2010, he wasinstalledas a canon atWestminster Abbey.[6]In June 2014, he was additionally appointed theArchdeacon of Westminsterand the sub-dean of Westminster Abbey.[5]

Dean[edit]

On 17 December 2015, Tremlett was announced as the nextDean of Durham.[10][5]Though the previousdean,Michael Sadgrove,retired on 31 December 2015,[11]Tremlett was to be installed as dean in the summer of 2016.[12][13]On 17 July 2016, he was installed as dean in a service atDurham Cathedral.[14][15]He has also beenrectorofSt Chad's College, Durham,from 2017.[16]

On 30 March 2022, it was announced that Tremlett is to become the nextDean of St Paul'sfollowing the retirement ofDavid Ison,which was scheduled for September 2022.[17]Tremlett was formally appointed on 21 September 2022,[18]and installed on 25 September 2022.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Tremlett married Ali, a teacher, in 1988 and has three children; they separated in 2016[16]and divorced in 2021.[20]He marriedMaggi Dawnin April 2022.[21]

Tremlett had a cat called Badger which became well known among the students ofDurham Universityand residents living in the city. Badger had over 3,000 followers on Twitter. Announcing the news of Badger's death, Tremlett said: "Very sadly, after a short illness, he has found his place in the sun."[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Tremlett, Andrew".Who's Who.Vol. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black.Retrieved27 January2019.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
  2. ^abcd"Andrew Tremlett".LinkedIn.Retrieved17 December2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^abcdefgh "Andrew Tremlett".Crockford's Clerical Directory(online ed.).Church House Publishing.Retrieved17 December2015.
  4. ^"Pusey and Ellerton Fund".Faculty of Oriental Studies.University of Oxford. Archived fromthe originalon 22 December 2015.Retrieved17 December2015.
  5. ^abcdefg"Dean of Durham: Andrew Tremlett".Government of the United Kingdom. 17 December 2015.Retrieved17 December2015.
  6. ^ab"The Reverend Andrew Tremlett, Canon of Westminster".Westminster Abbey.Archived fromthe originalon 22 December 2015.Retrieved17 December2015.
  7. ^"The Reverend Andrew Tremlett appointed Canon of Westminster".Westminster Abbey.July 2010.Retrieved17 December2015.
  8. ^Moore, Charles (30 June 2010)."The Spectator's Notes: Unpublicised, David Cameron has been conducting some unusual job interviews in Downing Street".The Spectator.Retrieved17 December2015.
  9. ^Hough, Andrew; Savill, Richard (27 June 2010)."Row over appointment of female cleric as Commons chaplain".The Daily Telegraph.Retrieved17 December2015.
  10. ^Diocese of Durham news room — Andrew Tremlett named as next Dean of DurhamArchived20 December 2015 at theWayback Machine(Accessed 17 December 2015)
  11. ^"Dean of Durham Retires".Durham Cathedral. 27 September 2015.Retrieved17 December2015.
  12. ^Tallentire, Mark (17 December 2015)."New Dean of Durham named as Andrew Tremlett, Canon of Westminster".The Northern Echo.Retrieved17 December2015.
  13. ^"Andrew Tremlett to be the next Dean of Durham".Durham Cathedral.17 December 2015.Retrieved17 December2015.
  14. ^"Canon of Westminister Abbey: Anthony James Ball".Government of the United Kingdom. 25 May 2016.Retrieved26 May2016.
  15. ^Durham Cathedral — Special Service — Installation of the new DeanArchived23 October 2017 at theWayback Machine(Accessed 30 June 2016)
  16. ^ab"Tremlett, Very Rev. Andrew, (born 9 March 1964), Dean of Durham, since 2016".Who's Who 2022.Oxford University Press. 1 December 2021.
  17. ^"Andrew Tremlett to be next Dean of St Paul's".St Paul's Cathedral.30 March 2022. Archived fromthe originalon 7 April 2022.Retrieved7 April2022.
  18. ^"No. 63829".The London Gazette.30 September 2022. p. 18518.
  19. ^"Evensong with the Installation of the Dean".St Paul's Cathedral.Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2022.Retrieved28 September2022.
  20. ^"Tremlett, Very Rev. Andrew, (born 9 March 1964), Dean of St Paul's, since 2022".Who's Who 2023.Oxford University Press. 1 December 2022.Retrieved5 November2023.
  21. ^Rev’d Professor Maggi Dawn, Ph.D [@maggidawn] (19 April 2022)."We got married today! Yay! 🧁 ⁦⁦⁦@tremlett_andrew ⁩ ⁦@durhamcathedral⁩"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  22. ^"Durham Cathedral's much loved rescue cat has died".ITV News.29 April 2021.Retrieved30 April2021.
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