27/08/2026
The Rt Rev Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, has announced that she will retire early next year.
Bishop Anne, who was consecrated in 2018, will reach the Church’s retirement age of 70 in February 2027, and she has now given the required six-month notice ahead of demitting office.
Her last day as Bishop of the Diocese will be 20 February 2027, when she will chair the Diocesan Synod in Aberdeen. Her final service will be that afternoon at St Mary’s Carden Place, where she will lay down her crozier.
Bishop Anne shared the news of her retirement in a pastoral letter to the diocese this morning [27 August].
She wrote: “People of God, from the day of my election in November 2017, and particularly following my consecration in March 2018, you have come to be very dear to me. Through times that have been both joyful and sometimes very challenging, it has been a privilege to serve as your bishop. I am much changed by this experience, and very grateful to God for all the grace and encouragement I have received.”
Looking to the final months of her episcopacy, she added: “I will look forward to worshipping with as many of you as possible and continuing to give attention to the many projects that are in progress.
“As I remain here, I will continue praying ‘that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.” (Col 1:9-10)
Bishop Anne was ordained a deacon in 1987 and a priest in 1994. After over 20 years of ministry in the Church of England, she became a priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church when she was appointed Rector of Holy Trinity Haddington in 2011.
