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No decision reached on New Bishop for Llandaff

28/2/2017

 
                                                                                                   24th February, 2017

Dear Friends in Christ,

Electoral College to Elect a Bishop of Llandaff

I write to confirm what you will, by now, probably already know, namely that, at its meeting this week, the Electoral College of the Church in Wales was unable, after several ballots, to elect a new Bishop for the Diocese of Llandaff.

The College, made up of elected lay-people and clergy from each of the six dioceses of the Church in Wales, met over a period of three consecutive days. In discharging its important and sacred responsibility to seek a Bishop for your Diocese, it followed a well-established process, rooted in prayer, worship and quiet reflection. It was not simply a gathering of individuals chosen to carry out a purely administrative task. 

According to the provisions of the Constitution of the Church in Wales, the right to fill the vacancy of the office of Bishop of your Diocese now rests with the Bench of Bishops. I write to assure you that, before exercising this right, the Bench will embark upon a process of consultation across the Church in Wales in order to ensure that we are able to consider a variety of both men and women thought to be suitable for appointment as your next Bishop. In common with others, you will soon hear more about that process.

During the continuing vacancy, I, as Senior Bishop of the Church in Wales, remain responsible for oversight of the spiritualities of Diocese of Llandaff and, for most purposes, I ensure that this responsibility is fulfilled through Bishop David Wilbourne, Archdeacon Peggy Jackson and Archdeacon Christopher Smith who are my Commissaries for the Archdeaconries of Margam, Llandaff and Morgannwg respectively. Bishop David will continue to fulfil agreed episcopal engagements. However, if the need arises for you to contact me directly, please feel free to do so.

With my love, prayers and very best wishes.

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New Bishop of Llandaff will be elected soon

19/2/2017

 
The doors of Llandaff Cathedral will be locked for up to three days this month as a new bishop is elected for Wales’ most populated diocese.
An electoral college of 47 people drawn from all over Wales, including all the Welsh bishops, will meet inside to nominate and vote on a confidential list of candidates for the next Bishop of Llandaff.
The election follows the retirement at the end of January of Dr Barry Morgan, who served as Bishop of Llandaff, as well as Archbishop of Wales. The new bishop will be the 72nd Bishop of Llandaff, a diocese which serves nearly half the population of Wales as it includes most of Cardiff, the South Wales Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan.
The Electoral College is made up of representatives from all six Welsh dioceses. The “home” diocese is represented by six lay people and six clergy, and the other five dioceses by three lay people and three clergy each, plus the five remaining Bishops.
Its discussions are confidential. Candidates for election are nominated at the meeting, discussed and voted on by ballot. Any candidate receiving two-thirds of the votes of those present is declared Bishop-Elect. Otherwise, the College returns to the nomination stage and the cycle starts afresh. Once a decision is made, the Cathedral is unlocked and an announcement made at the west door.
The College may meet for up to three consecutive days in order to reach a decision; if it is unable to do so within this deadline the decision passes to the Bench of Bishops.
Once a bishop is elected, he or she will have up to 28 days to accept the position. If he or she accepts, the election will be formally confirmed in April.
The Electoral College meeting will begin on February 21 with a celebration of the Holy Eucharist to which anyone is welcome. Following that college members will meet in private and the Cathedral will be locked.
Diocese of Llandaff

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