A female Bishop of London “to make a statement”?
from Archishop Cranmer:
The Rt Rev’d Dr Richard Chartres retires as Bishop of London in February (he will be greatly missed – ‘Peer Now!’), and according to the Times (..hold loosely..):
Bishop Chartres abstained from appointing women priests despite appearing to support the idea, and his resignation has been viewed as an opportunity to make a statement.
Among the favourites are thought to be the Right Rev Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester; the Right Rev Christine Hardman, the Bishop of Newcastle; the Right Rev Jo Wells, the Bishop of Dorking; and Reverend Vivienne Faull, Dean of York Minster. Another contender long tipped to become a bishop is Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the priest-in-charge at St Mary-at-Hill in central London and chaplain to the Queen.
There is one name on there which..
O, never mind.
This paragraph is perched beneath the headline: ‘Women prepare for a power grab in church, police and BBC’, which carries the opening line: ‘Theresa May is poised to oversee the introduction of women into three key positions of power this year..’
Which may well be the case with the police and the BBC, since the Home Secretary is responsible for appointing the new head of Scotland Yard; and the Culture Secretary has enormous influence over the appointment of the head of the BBC’s new Unitary Board. But the responsibility for choosing the next Bishop of London (and, indeed, all bishops) rests with the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) and them alone.
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