Judith Maltby

Judith Diane Maltby (born 1957) is an American-born Anglican priest and historian, who specialises in post-Reformation church history and the history of early modern Britain. She has been the chaplain and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, since 1993, and reader in church history at the University of Oxford since 2004.

Early life and education Maltby was born on 14 October 1957 in the United States. She studied for a double major in English and history at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.

Career Academic career From 1987 to 1993, Maltby was a tutor in church history at Salisbury and Wells Theological College, an Anglican theological college in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. and was made reader in church history in 2004.

Maltby's main research interests are church history and the history of early modern Britain.

Ordained ministry From 1989 to 1992, Maltby trained for Holy Orders on the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme. and was thus among the first women ordained to the priesthood in the Church of England.

From 1993 until she retired in 2023, Maltby was the chaplain of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. She was also been honorary canon theologian of Leicester Cathedral from 2004 to 2023, and canon theologian of Winchester Cathedral from 2011 to 2018.

Views Maltby opposed the creation of provincial episcopal visitors for opponents of the ordination of women.

Selected works