Moira Astin

{{Short description|British Anglican priest}}

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Moira Anne Elizabeth Astin (née Williams; born 18 February 1965) is an Anglican priest: she has been the Archdeacon of Reigate in the Church of England since 30 October 2016."The Bridge" Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark Vol 21 No 10 (Christmas/New Year 2016/17) 02 Archdeacon of Reigate installed On 3 June 2025, it was announced that she had been nominated to be the next Bishop of Crediton,https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-suffragan-bishop-of-crediton-3-june-2025{{London Gazette|issue=64778|date=25 June 2025|page=12682}} one of the suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Exeter. She takes up the post with her consecration, scheduled for 6 July 2025.{{cite web |website=Diocese of Exeter |title=Moira Astin is Announced as New Bishop of Crediton |url=https://exeter.anglican.org/the-venerable-moira-astin-is-announced-as-new-bishop-of-crediton/ |date=3 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250603111132/https://exeter.anglican.org/the-venerable-moira-astin-is-announced-as-new-bishop-of-crediton/ |archive-date=3 June 2025 |access-date=4 June 2025 }}

Astin was educated at Clare College, Cambridge and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; and ordained in 1996.Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), p25: Church House Publishing ({{ISBN|978-0-7151-1030-0}}). She was a curate at St Nicolas, Newbury from 1995 to 1999; Team Vicar of Thatcham from 1999 to 2005; Vicar, St James, Woodley from 2005 to 2011; and Vicar of Frodingham with New Brumby from 2011 until her appointment as archdeacon.{{Who's Who

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