Lucy Winkett

Lucy Clare Winkett (born 8 January, 1968) is a British Anglican priest, who since 2010 has been the Rector of St James's Church, Piccadilly.

[3] When her appointment was announced in February 1997, it was criticised by the cathedral's chancellor, John Halliburton, who was against the ordination of women as priests.

[6] Winkett writes, speaks and debates on a wide range of issues reflecting on culture, gender and religion.

She is author of Our Sound Is Our Wound (Continuum 2010), which was the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book, and a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day.

She serves as Chair of Governors of St Mary Magdalene Academy, Islington, and of a non-governmental organisation, the Amos Trust.