Introduction
Catherine Ogle (born 12 May 1961) is a British Anglican priest. She has been Dean of Birmingham since 2010 and is to become Dean of Winchester in 2017.
Early life
Ogle was born on 12 May 1961 in Upminster, London, England. She is the daughter of Henry Charles Ogle and Josephine Ogle (née Bathard). She was educated at Perse School for Girls, an independent school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. She studied at the University of Leeds, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Westcott House.
Ordained ministry
She was ordained deacon in 1988, then served as assistant curate at St Mary, Middleton, Leeds from 1988 to 1991. She then worked as a Religious Programmes Editor with BBC Leeds from 1991 to 1995. She was ordained priest in 1994 and served as priest in charge of Woolley with West Bretton from 1995 to 2001. She was chaplain at the University of Huddersfield from 2003 to 2006 and then became Canon in Wakefield Cathedral in 2008. In 2010, she was appointed Dean of Birmingham. In September 2016 it was announced she is to become Dean of Winchester from February 2017.