Guli Francis-Dehqani
Guli Francis-Dehqani | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chelmsford | |
Francis-Dehqani in 2024 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| In office | 2021–present |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Loughborough (2017–2021) Diocesan Adviser for Women's Ministry (2012–2017) and Curate Training Officer (2011–2017), Diocese of Peterborough |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1998 (deacon) by Tom Butler 1999 (priest) by Wilfred Wood |
| Consecration | 30 November 2017 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gulnar Eleanor Dehqani-Tafti 18 June 1966 |
| Nationality | Iranian-British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Parents | Hassan Dehqani-Tafti & Margaret Thompson |
| Spouse | Lee Francis-Dehqani (né Francis) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2021 | |
Gulnar Eleanor "Guli" Francis-Dehqani (born 18 June 1966) is an Iranian-born British Anglican bishop. She became Bishop of Chelmsford in 2021. She served as the first Bishop of Loughborough, the suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Leicester, from 2017 to 2021.