Guy Elsmore

The Venerable

Guy Elsmore
The Venerable; Guy Elsmore
Archdeacon of Buckingham
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Oxford
In office	July 2016 to present
Predecessor	Karen Gorham
Orders
Ordination	1993 (deacon) ; 1994 (priest)
Personal details
Born	Guy Charles Elsmore; 1966 (age 58–59); Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglicanism
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh ; Ridley Hall, Cambridge

Guy Charles Elsmore (born 1966) is a British Anglican priest. Since July 2016, he has served as the Archdeacon of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Elsmore was born in 1966 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England.^[1]^[2] He studied physics at the University of Edinburgh,^[1] graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1988.^[2] Having completed his undergraduate degree, he moved to Liverpool where he worked with the homeless.^[1] He then entered Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Open Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry.^[1]^[2] His training was completed by 1993, and that year he left the college to be ordained in the Church of England.^[2]

Ordained ministry

Elsmore was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994.^[2] He then ministered in the Diocese of Liverpool until his appointment as archdeacon.^[2] From 1993 to 1998, he served his curacy a St Michael's Church, Huyton.^[2] He was then Vicar of the Parish of St Basil and All Saints, Hough Green, Widnes:^[2] this is a joint Church of England/Roman Catholic parish.^[1]^[3] He was also Area Dean of Widnes between 2003 and 2005.^[2]

In 2005, Elsmore was made Priest-in-Charge of the St Luke in the City Team in Liverpool.^[2] This benefice contains three parish churches: St Michael's Church, Upper Pitt Street; St Bride's Church, Percy Street; and the Church of St Dunstan, Edge Hill.^[4] In 2010, he was made Team Rector of the benefice.^[2] From 2014 to 2016, he also served as the Area Dean of Toxteth and Wavertree.^[1]^[2] On 2 February 2014, he was made an honorary canon of Liverpool Cathedral.^[5]

In May 2016, it was announced that Elsmore would be the next Archdeacon of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford.^[6]^[7] On 18 July 2016, he was welcomed and collated as archdeacon during a service at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.^[8]

Views

In July 2013, Elsmore was elected General Secretary of Modern Church, an organisation that promotes Liberal Christianity.^[7] In October 2016, he resigned as General Secretary due to his appointment as Archdeacon of Buckingham.^[9] As of 2016, he is a novice of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis (TSSF).^[1]

Personal life

Elsmore is married to Petra.^[1] She is an Anglican priest and chaplain.^[10]

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