Amanda Elaine Bloor (born 1962) is a British

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priest. Since June 2020, she has served as Archdeacon of Cleveland in the

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. Bloor was previously involved in parish ministry: first as a

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(2004–2007) in the

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and then as

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of Holy Trinity,

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(2015–2020) in the Diocese of Portsmouth. She was also domestic chaplain to the Bishop of Oxford from 2007 to 2013, and diocesan advisor in women's ministry for the Diocese of Oxford from 2013 to 2015. In addition to her archdeacon role, she as served as warden of readers for the Diocese of York since December 2020.

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