Guli Francis-Dehqani
Church of England bishop; Bishop of Chelmsford / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gulnar Eleanor "Guli" Francis-Dehqani (born 18 June 1966) is an Iranian-born British Anglican bishop who has been Bishop of Chelmsford since 2021. She served as the first Bishop of Loughborough, the suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Leicester from 2017 to 2021.
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Guli Francis-Dehqani | |
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Bishop of Chelmsford | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
In office | 2021–present |
Other post(s) | Diocesan Adviser for Women's Ministry (2012–2017) and Curate Training Officer (2011–2017), Diocese of Peterborough Bishop of Loughborough (2017–2021) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1998 (deacon) by Tom Butler 1999 (priest) by Wilfred Wood |
Consecration | 30 November 2017 by Justin Welby |
Personal details | |
Born | Gulnar Eleanor Dehqani-Tafti (1966-06-18) 18 June 1966 (age 57) |
Nationality | Iranian-British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Parents | Hassan Dehqani-Tafti & Margaret Thompson |
Spouse | Lee né Francis |
Children | three |
Alma mater | |
Member of the House of Lords (Lord Spiritual) | |
Assumed office 1 November 2021 | |
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