Annette Cooper
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The Venerable Annette Cooper |
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| Archdeacon of Colchester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| In office | 2004–present |
| Predecessor | Martin Wallace |
| Other posts | Acting Archdeacon of Stansted (2013) House of Bishops Regional Representative for East Anglia (2013–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1988 (deacon) by David Bartleet 1994 (priest) by Patrick Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Witham, Essex |
| Parents | Harry Whitaker & Grace Whitaker |
| Spouse | Andrew Cooper (m. 1972) |
| Children | Two sons |
| Profession | social work |
Annette Joy Cooper (born 15 November 1953) is a British Church of England priest. She is a priest in the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford and has been the Archdeacon of Colchester since 2004.
Cooper was born on 15 November 1953, the daughter of Harry Whitaker and Grace (née Parnham, later James). She was educated at Lilley and Stone Girls' High School, then an all-girls grammar school in Newark-on-Trent.
From 1979 to 1988, Cooper worked as a social worker. In 1980, she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Open University. She gained a number of social work qualifications, including a Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW) and, in 1985, a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW). She left her first vocation upon ordination.
Having trained with the Southwark Ordination Course, Cooper was ordained a deacon on 3 July 1988 at Rochester Cathedral by David Bartleet, Bishop of Tonbridge. She then became a non-stipendiary minister at St Peter, Pembury and simultaneously a full-time assistant chaplain in the Tunbridge Wells health authority until 1991. From 1991 to 1996, she was a full-time chaplain, at Bassetlaw Hospital. On 31 May 1994, she was ordained a priest by Patrick Harris (the then Bishop of Southwell) at St Anne's Church, Worksop; 1994 was the first year that women were able to be priested in the Church of England.
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