Jacqueline Humphreys was installed as the new Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich at a service in Norwich Cathedral on Sunday.
Jacqueline, a barrister and expert in church law, was appointed this summer when the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, said: “I am delighted Jacqueline will be bringing her skill, experience and wisdom to work with people across our diocese, and help parishes as they spread the good news of the gospel from our unparalleled collection of churches.”
The ancient role involves overseeing legal issues surrounding church buildings and land.
Jacqueline’s work with the Church of England has included helping draft rules on clergy discipline and researching ways for churches to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. She is also Chancellor of the Diocese of Worcester.
She said: “I’m looking forward to getting to know this beautiful diocese better with its spectacular buildings and faithful worshipping communities and helping those communities to use their buildings wisely to better support the mission of the church.”
In any spare time Jacqueline, who has helped build up a new family Messy Church congregation since the pandemic, loves theatre, dance, archaeology and designing embroidered textiles.