The Revd Gillian Deave

The Bishop announces the death of The Revd Gillian Deave, aged 89, on Saturday 30th January 2021. Gillian served as a Reader before being licensed as a Deaconess in 1982. She served at St Peter’s, Nottingham until 1991 and then as Chaplain to Nottingham City Hospital from 1991-1996. In May 1994, Gillian was ordained in Southwell and Nottingham, becoming one of the first women to be ordained priest. She had held PTO in the Diocese of Leicester since 1994. Gillian leaves two children, Victoria and Jonathan, and their families

First published on: 8th February 2021
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