Smitha Prasadam

The Right Reverend

Madhu Smitha Prasadam
The Right Reverend; Madhu Smitha Prasadam
Bishop of Huddersfield
Church	Church of England
Province	Province of York
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Leeds
In office	2023–present
Predecessor	Jonathan Gibbs
Orders
Ordination	2003 (deacon); 2004 (priest); by John Sentamu
Consecration	22 June 2023; by Stephen Cottrell
Personal details
Born	South India
Spouse	Peter Prasadam
Children	1
Education	The Queen's Foundation;
Chaplain; St. Alban's Church, Copenhagen
	In office; 2018–2023

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Madhu Smitha Prasadam (born 1964) is an Anglican bishop. Since 2023 she has served as Bishop of Huddersfield in the Diocese of Leeds. From 2018 to 2023, she served as Chaplain of St. Alban's Church, Copenhagen.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Prasadam was born in South India in 1964.^[2] Her parents worked for the Church Mission Society. They moved to Wales; and her mother became the first Indian woman ordained in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

Career in the Church of England[edit]

She trained for ordained ministry at The Queen's Foundation.^[2] After a curacy at Blackheath in the West Midlands, ^[3] she became vicar of St Paul's Church, Hamstead in 2007. In 2018 she moved to Denmark to be Anglican Chaplain in Copenhagen. She was also the Bishop in Europe’s racial justice adviser, vocations adviser and chair of the House of Clergy.^[4]

Personal life[edit]

Prasadam is married to Peter Prasadam: they have one daughter, Esther.

References[edit]

↑ "Canon Prasadam announced as next Bishop of Huddersfield". Anglican Diocese of Leeds. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Template:Crockford
↑ "Pastures new for popular curate". Halesowen News. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
↑ "A view from the pew: The consecration of Bishop Smitha Prasadam". Diocese in Europe. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Jonathan Gibbs	Bishop of Huddersfield 2023 onwards	Incumbent

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[1] "Canon Prasadam announced as next Bishop of Huddersfield". Anglican Diocese of Leeds. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

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[3] "Pastures new for popular curate". Halesowen News. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[4] "A view from the pew: The consecration of Bishop Smitha Prasadam". Diocese in Europe. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

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