Martin Seeley
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The Right Reverend Martin Seeley |
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| Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| In office | 2015–present |
| Predecessor |
David Thomson (Acting) |
| Other posts | Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge (2006–2015) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1978 (deacon) 1979 (priest) |
| Consecration | 14 May 2015 by Justin Welby |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 May 1954 Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse |
Cynthia McLean (m. 1980–89) Jutta Brueck (m. 1999) |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | |
Martin Alan Seeley (born 29 May 1954) is a British Church of England bishop. Since May 2015, he has been the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. From 2006 to 2015, he was the Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge.
Seeley was born in Portsmouth on 29 May 1954. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1976 and a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree in 1978. In 1976, he entered Ripon College Cuddesdon to study for ordained ministry. He then attended Union Theological Seminary, New York City, from which he graduated with a Master of Sacred Theology (STM) degree in 1978.
Seeley was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon at Michaelmas 1978 (24 September), by David Tustin, Bishop of Grimsby, at St Paul's Ashby, and as a priest the Michaelmas following (30 September 1979), by Simon Phipps, Bishop of Lincoln, at Lincoln Cathedral. His first appointment was as a curate at St Peter's Church, Bottesford, Lincolnshire (1978–1980).
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