from Religion Media Centre
Canterbury diocese has announced that it has to re-run elections to its “Vacancy in See” committee, from which three representatives will be drawn for the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC), which will select the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
In a statement, it says Rule 75 of the Church Representation Rules was not correctly applied to an earlier election, so it has to be re-run.
The setback is likely to have an impact on the timetable for the appointment.
It had been envisaged that the CNC members would be known in March and the first meeting would be in May. The whole process was intended to be complete by November – a year since Justin Welby resigned.