The Rt Revd Karen Gorham became the Bishop of Sherborne in March 2016 and was consecrated in Westminster Abbey on 24 February 2016.
Bishop Karen holds a BA from the University of Bristol and trained for the ministry at Trinity College, Bristol. She is a Fellow of the RSA.
She served her title at Northallerton with Kirby Sigston in the Diocese of York from 1995 to 1999. Then went on to become Priest-in-Charge of St Paul’s, Maidstone, in the Diocese of Canterbury. During this time, she was also Assistant Director of Ordinands and Area Dean of Maidstone. In 2006, she became an Honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral.
She was Archdeacon of Buckingham from 2007 until her appointment as Bishop, a member of the Church of England General Synod for twelve years, and from 2013 - 2016 served as a member of the Panel of Chairs.
Bishop Karen’s personal interests include travel and walking. She has undertaken a number of long-distance walks and is pleased to be following in the footsteps of Aldhelm, the first Bishop of Sherborne.
As Bishop of Sherborne, Bishop Karen supports the Mission and Ministry of the Anglican churches in Dorset, and acts on behalf of the diocese in that County.
She supports clergy through appointment processes, regularly visits churches and is committed to new ways of being church, including pioneer ministry, mission initiatives and pilgrimage.
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