Church in Wales elects John Davies as its new Archbishop
by Harry Farley, Christian Today:
The Church in Wales has elected a new Archbishop of Wales. Bishop John Davies is the current Bishop of Swansea and Brecon.
After more than 24 hours of debate, the decision-making electoral college emerged from behind locked doors on Wednesday afternoon to announce Bishop John had secured the two-thirds majority needed to be appointed.
It comes after the previous archbishop Dr Barry Morgan retired after 14 years in post.
Bishop John was the most senior of the six Welsh bishops and had acted as lead in the absence of an official archbishop. Known as a man of intergrity within church circles, his appointment was welcomed by senior figures.
I am delighted that my friend John Davies will be the new Archbishop of Wales and I send him the greetings of @ChurchArmy @ChurchinWales https://t.co/QMtvwt829w
— Mark Russell (@markrusselluk) September 6, 2017
But church insiders told Christian Today he faces an uphill struggle to regain respect after accusations of homophobia surrounded the failure to appoint Jeffrey John, a gay cleric, as Bishop of Llandaff.
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