Cherry Vann
Cherry Vann | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Wales | |
Vann at her enthronement as Archbishop of Wales, 2025 | |
| Church | Church in Wales |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
| Elected | 30 July 2025 |
| Predecessor | Andy John |
| Other post | Bishop of Monmouth (2020–present) |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Rochdale (2008–2020) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1989 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
| Consecration | 25 January 2020 by John Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cherry Elizabeth Vann 29 October 1958 Whetstone, Leicestershire, England |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Partner | Wendy Diamond |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Music Westcott House, Cambridge |
Cherry Elizabeth Vann (born 29 October 1958) is a British Anglican bishop serving in the Church in Wales as Archbishop of Wales since 2025 and Bishop of Monmouth since 2020. She is the first woman to be elected as an Anglican archbishop in the United Kingdom and the first openly gay and partnered bishop to serve as a primate in the Anglican Communion. Before joining the Church in Wales, she had spent her entire ordained ministry in the Church of England's Diocese of Manchester and was Archdeacon of Rochdale in the diocese from 2008 to 2020.