Joanne Woolway Grenfell

Joanne Woolway Grenfell has served as the Bishop of Stepney in the Diocese of London since July 2019, having previously served as Archdeacon in the Diocese of Portsmouth, Residentiary Canon and Director of Ordinands in the Diocese of Sheffield, and as an inner-city parish priest in Sheffield and Liverpool. In London, her diocesan responsibilities involve oversight of safeguarding and chairing the London Diocesan Board of Schools. In the Church of England, she is the national lead bishop for safeguarding. Formerly a lecturer in English, she has published work on Edmund Spenser, faith, prayer, and poetry.