ONE of the most influential figures in the Anglican Communion was yesterday named the fourth new Church in Wales bishop in a year.
Gregory Cameron, former chaplain to Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, was chosen as the Bishop of St Asaph following a secret debate behind the locked doors of the diocese’s cathedral.
The bishop-elect, who grew up in Llangybi, near Usk, in Monmouthshire, is deputy secretary general of the 80 million-member Communion. His appointment means two thirds of Wales’ Anglican bishops have now been in place for less than a year.
The Rev Canon said that throughout his life he had felt a “vocation from God” to minister in Wales and now he was “coming home”.
Speaking shortly after learning of his selection late yesterday afternoon, he said: “I believe the Christian gospel is exciting, challenging, and is life-changing, and that’s something that’s worth sharing with the people of North-East Wales.”
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