Background
Seeley was born in Portsmouth on 29 May 1954.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Martin Seeley
Edit ProfileBishop of Street Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Education
He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) degree in 1976 and a Bachelor of Education (Bachelor of Education) degree in 1978. He then attended Union Theological Seminary, New York City, from which he graduated with a Master of Sacred Theology (Master of Sacred Theology) degree in 1978.
Career
Since May 2015, he has been the Bishop of Street Edmundsbury and Ipswich. From 2006 to 2015, he was the Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge. In 1976, he entered Ripon College Cuddesdon to study for ordained ministry.
His first pastoral appointment was as a curate at Street Peter"s Church, Bottesford, Lincolnshire (1978-1980).
In 1980, Seeley returned to the United States where he was a curate at the Church of the Epiphany and Assistant Director of Trinity Church, Manhattan, New York (1980-1985) and then Executive Director of the Thompson Center, an ecumenical lay and clergy education programme in Street Louis, Missouri (1985-1990). In 1990, Seeley returned to England where he was a selection secretary at the Advisory Board of Ministry and secretary for Continuing Ministerial Education (1990-1996).
From 1996 to 2006, he was the vicar of the Isle of Dogs, a parish in the Diocese of London. In 2008, he was appointed an honorary canon of Ely Cathedral.
Episcopal ministry
In November 2014, it was announced that Seeley would become the 11th Bishop of Street Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
His canonical election was confirmed on 7 May 2015. On 14 May 2015, he was consecrated a bishop by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury during a service at Westminster Abbey. On 20 June 2015, he was installed as Bishop of Street Edmundsbury and Ipswich at Street Edmundsbury Cathedral.
The Reverend Martin Seeley (1978–2007)
The Reverend Canon Martin Seeley (2007–2015)
The Right Reverend Martin Seeley (2015–present).
-
Born
-
Nationality
United Kingdom -
Political Party
The Right