Leadership

The Bishop’s Staff and other senior leaders work together to guide, lead, inspire, support and encourage all who work in diocesan, school or parish contexts. 

Connected into networks across our whole diocesan community, they remain in touch with all aspects of diocesan life, learning, listening and taking decisions about our overall vision, priorities and resources.Find out more about our leadership team by exploring the profiles below.

 

The Rt Revd Stephen Lake

Bishop of Salisbury

Bishop Stephen was born and grew up in Poole, Dorset and served part of his early ministry in the diocese. During his Service of Inauguration, Bishop Stephen preached on the Parable of the Talents and surprised everyone at the service with a £10 gift!

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The Rt Revd Karen Gorham

Bishop of Sherborne

As Bishop of Sherborne, Bishop Karen oversees the work in Dorset and supports the diocesan Bishop of Salisbury. Bishop Karen is also patron of a number of local charities: Routes to Roots homeless charity, the Sherborne Abbey Festival, and the Dorset Community Foundation.

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The Rt Revd Andrew Rumsey

Bishop of Ramsbury

The Bishop of Ramsbury is responsible for the Wiltshire parts of the Diocese of Salisbury (as well as one parish in Dorset and four in Hampshire). As well as being an author, he is also a musician with a longstanding interest in song writing.

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The Ven Antony MacRow-Wood

Archdeacon of Dorset

Antony became Archdeacon of Dorset in 2015, he chairs the Board of Education and leads the diocesan link with Evreux in Normandy. He studied Politics and Economic and Social History at York University before moving to Bristol to train as a Chartered Accountant.

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The Ven Sue Groom

Archdeacon of Wilts

Sue is a preacher, theological teacher, enabler and developer of people’s talents. She became Archdeacon of Wilts in 2016 and trained at St John’s College, Nottingham. Sue has served as a Director of Deanery Licensed Ministers in London Diocese and more recently a theological tutor for the Sarum Ministry and Mission programme.

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The Ven Alan Jeans MBE

Archdeacon of Sarum

Having served in parishes in Dorset and Wiltshire, Alan was appointed the Archdeacon of Sarum in 2003. He has served as an Army Cadet Force Chaplain since 2002 and is the Honorary Chaplain to the Rifles Association. He was awarded an MBE for services to Army Chaplaincy in June 2021.

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The Ven Penny Sayer

Archdeacon of Sherborne

Penny was appointed Archdeacon of Sherborne in 2018 and has a heart for mission, social justice and The Church. Before ordination, she was a research historian who went on to train at the South East Institute for Theological Education, Canterbury.

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David Pain

Diocesan Secretary and Chief Executive Officer

David was appointed in 2019 as the Diocesan Secretary and CEO of the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF).  David’s formative experiences were in working with people living with leprosy in India.  Outside the Diocese David is Chair of the Board of Traidcraft Exchange. 

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The Revd Canon Jonathan Triffitt

Director of Mission and Ministry and Deputy Diocesan Secretary

Having served most of his career as a parish priest in the diocese, Jonathan joined as Director of Mission and Ministry and Deputy Diocesan Secretary in 2020. Working collaboratively across the Diocese with the leadership team and local partners to enable us to respond to the call of God in our lives, in a fast-changing context. 

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Elizabeth Harvey

Director of Parish Support, Governance & Administration

Elizabeth was appointed Director in 2020. Working with parishes, she seeks to ensure the team are adapting and learning to respond to the changing context and serve the needs of those we seek support in their parish contact

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Canon Joy Tubbs MBE

Director of Education

Joy started as Deputy Director of Education for the diocese in 2011, and progressed to Director in 2014. She worked as a front-line teacher for 14 years and spent 10 years working on school improvement to the highest standard, having worked as a national adviser for the Department for Education.

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Mandy Christopher

Assistant Director DBE

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Giles Pugh

Deputy Director DBE

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