Diocesan Chancellor

The Bishop of Winchester is seeking to appoint a new Diocesan Chancellor as soon as possible.

The Diocesan Chancellor will be a person who holds or has held high judicial office, or who holds or has held the office of circuit judge or has the qualifications required for holding that office, and (if a lay person) will be a communicant member of the Church of England.

The new Chancellor will have an important role to play. The Chancellor, as the independent judge of the Consistory Court, will oversee legal issues across the Diocese in relation to the Faculty jurisdiction. She or he will work closely with the Diocesan Registrar, the Archdeacons and the Diocesan Advisory Committee.

Further details can be found on the Diocesan Website here.

For an informal conversation about the position, please contact the Joint Diocesan Registrar, Mrs Sue de Candole, by emailing sue.decandole@battbroadbent.co.uk or calling 01722 432 390.

Applications should be sent to kate.seagrave@winchester.anglican.org the Bishop of Winchester’s Chaplain.

Deadline for applications: 9^th March 2026

Interview date: 9^th April 2026