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Profile: Bishop Rosemarie Mallett

30/03/2024

Bishop Rosemarie Mallett

BBC Radio 4 - Profile, Bishop Rosemarie Mallett

Stephen Smith looks at the life of one of the rising stars of the Church of England.

Rosemarie Mallett’s star has risen quickly in the Church of England. After a career in academia and a period of disenchantment with the institution, she became a priest in 2005, attracting the attention of senior members of the clergy for her engagement with communities and issues of social justice alike.

Bishop Rosemarie was herself born into a situation shaped by slavery, in the then colony Barbados, before coming to the UK as a child. Now a senior cleric, she has co-authored a report on how the Church of England should make amends for its historic financial involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, which has attracted praise from some and criticism from others.

Stephen Smith talks to those who know Mallett best, exploring how her life has shaped her approach to music, ministry, and racial justice.


Presenter: Stephen Smith
Producer: Nathan Gower
Production team: Debbie Richford, Drew Hyndman
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Programme Coordinators: Sabine Schereck, Maria Ogundele        
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar

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