We are pleased to announce that the Revd Canon Abigail Thompson will be installed as the Dean of Sheffield on 6 November.
The Bishop of Sheffield announced on 29 June that Abigail, or Abi as she is known, will be the new Dean of Sheffield. She is no stranger to the Diocese, having been the vicar of St James, Clifton in Rotherham from 2010 to 2018. Abi also served on the Bishop of Sheffield’s Senior Staff Team as the Dean of Women’s Ministry from 2015 to 2018.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming Abi to the Cathedral and to Sheffield!
The installation will take place in Sheffield Cathedral on Saturday 6 November 2021 at 3pm.
“Sheffield Cathedral is the place where I was ordained deacon in 2006 and I got married here in 2010. I’ve made vows here, I’ve wept into the stone floor, I’ve rejoiced here and I’ve lit candles here for people I have loved and lost. I share these very personal connections with you because I know that I am only one of thousands of people who have experienced the deepest of emotions and sought sanctuary within these old walls. Sheffield Cathedral is a holy place because of the people who have come here to find peace, to pray, to worship and to seek the true and living God. I am blessed and honoured and totally thrilled that this is the place where I will soon daily say my prayers and get to love and serve the people of this great city, this wonderful Cathedral and the whole Diocese of Sheffield.”
