Penny Jamieson

Penelope Ann Bansall Jamieson DCNZM (née Allen; born 21 June 1942) is a retired Anglican bishop. She was the seventh Bishop of Dunedin in the Anglican Church of New Zealand from 1989 until her retirement in 2004. Jamieson was the second woman in the world to hold the position of bishop in the Anglican Communion and the first to be elected a diocesan bishop.

The Right Reverend

Penny Jamieson

DCNZM
Bishop of Dunedin
ChurchAnglican Church of New Zealand
DioceseDiocese of Dunedin
In office1989–2004
Orders
Ordination1985
Consecration29 June 1990
Personal details
Birth namePenelope Ann Bansall Allen
Born (1942-06-21) 21 June 1942
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
EducationWycombe High School
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Victoria University of Wellington

Early life

Born in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England in 1942, Jamieson attended Wycombe High School and studied linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, before moving to New Zealand, her husband's country of birth. She worked at the Wellington Inner City Mission while completing her doctoral thesis at Victoria University.

Ordained ministry

In 1985 she was ordained to priesthood and became assistant curate of St James’ Lower Hutt. After this she was vicar of Karori West with Mākara in the Diocese of Wellington.

In 1990 she was elected to head the country's southernmost diocese, the Diocese of Dunedin. She was consecrated a bishop on 29 June 1990.[1] She was challenged by the power-structures of a predominantly male institution and spoke publicly about the difficulties of being the world's first woman diocesan bishop. At her retirement, after 14 years as Bishop of Dunedin, Jamieson expressed her regret that no other woman had been elected a bishop in New Zealand.[2]

Personal life

She is married to Ian Jamieson.[3]

In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jamieson was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the community.[4] In 2009, following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government, she declined redesignation as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.[5]

References
  1. ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
  2. "World's first female diocesan Anglican bishop appointed". New Zealand History. History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000
  4. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. Rudd, Allison (1 August 2009). "All but two from Otago opt for titles". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

Bibliography
  • Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  • Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  • "Living at the Edge: sacrament and solidarity in leadership" Jamieson, P.A.B London, Mowbray 1997 ISBN 0-264-67439-1
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Peter Mann		 Bishop of Dunedin
1990–2004		 Succeeded by
George Connor
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