Bishop Wright Retiring in August

From The Living Church-

The Rt. Rev. N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham since 2003, has announced his retirement from that historic and influential office, effective Aug. 31.

Wright, 61, will become Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

“This has been the hardest decision of my life,” Wright said in a statement to his diocese. “It has been an indescribable privilege to be bishop of the ancient Diocese of Durham, to work with a superb team of colleagues, to take part in the work of God’s kingdom here in the northeast, and to represent the region and its churches in the House of Lords and in General Synod. I have loved the people, the place, the heritage and the work.”

“Tom Wright ranks among the most distinguished New Testament scholars in the world, and his profile as a churchman, writer and communicator is simply outstanding,” said Professor Ivor Davidson, head of school at St Andrews. “I am delighted that he will be joining us at St Andrews, where he will further enhance the long-established reputation of the School of Divinity as a major international centre of biblical and theological scholarship.”

Wright served on the Lambeth Commission on Communion, which issued the Windsor Report in 2004.

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