Archbishop of York named as frontrunner to replace Rowan Williams

From The Telegraph-

Dr John Sentamu has been installed by bookies as their favourite in the wake of the Archbishop of Canterbury announcing that he will step down by the end of the year.

David Cameron, the Prime Minister, will name Dr Williams' successor after being given a "preferred name" by the Church's appointments commission, which is made up of three clergy and three members of the laity. It is chaired by a civil servant.

Dr Sentamu is on the commission and will have to step down if he intends to be considered to be Archbishop of Canterbury.

He would be the first black leader of the Church of England and as primate would inherit an Anglican communion badly split over how to deal with homosexuality and whether women can become bishops.

Dr Williams himself conceded that his own attempt to prevent schism in the Church over the issues was likely to fail.

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