Justine Allain Chapman

Justine Penelope Heathcote Allain Chapman (née Chapman; born 30 June 1967) is a British Anglican priest, academic, and former teacher. From September 2013 to August 2025, she served as the first (and only) Archdeacon of Boston in the Diocese of Lincoln (this Archdeaconry was dissolved in November 2025). Since August 2025, she has been Director of Pastoral Studies and Tutor in Practical Theology for the Eastern Region Ministry Course (ERMC). She was previously a religious studies teacher, a parish priest in the Diocese of Southwark, and then a member of the teaching staff of South East Institute for Theological Education (SEITE).

Early life and education Justine Chapman was born on 30 June 1967 in Durham, England. She studied at King's College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC) in 1988. She remained at King's College to undertake teacher training, and she completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in 1989.

In 1991, Allain Chapman entered Lincoln Theological College, an Anglican theological college, to train for Holy Orders. In 2004, she joined the South East Institute for Theological Education (SEITE) as Director of Mission and Pastoral Studies. She was installed as archdeacon during a service at Lincoln Cathedral on 8 September 2013. In 2015, she was elected a member of General Synod of the Church of England for the Diocese of Lincoln.

In March 2025 it was announced that she had been appointed to be Director of Pastoral Studies and Tutor in Practical Theology for the Eastern Region Ministry Course (ERMC), taking up her new role on 11 August 2025 (and resigning her archdeaconry on or around that date).

Personal life In 1990, the then Justine Chapman married Thomas Allain; she added her husband's surname to hers to create a double-barrelled surname (and her husband did likewise); together they have four children.

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