{"id":131,"date":"2021-01-08T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifenewstream.com\/?p=131"},"modified":"2021-01-08T11:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T11:26:38","slug":"church-in-wales-archbishop-john-davies-to-retire-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newshouse.info\/?p=131","title":{"rendered":"Church in Wales: Archbishop John Davies to retire in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Archbishop of Wales will retire in May after four years as leader of the Church in Wales, it has been announced.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Most Rev John Davies, the 13th man to hold the position, was appointed in 2017 and has also been bishop of Swansea and Brecon since 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Davies, 67, will retire from his roles as archbishop and bishop on 2 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said he valued Mr Davies’s “wisdom, passion, skill and diplomacy”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew John, the Bishop of Bangor, will take over until the election of a new archbishop later in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Davies said he had hoped he had made the church “better equipped, better understood, less mysterious and more welcoming”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: “In the current exceptionally trying circumstances, I have been immensely impressed with the compassion, imagination and innovation with which so many have responded, succeeding in making the church more accessible and, dare I say, relevant.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Skill and diplomacy’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He also thanked his colleagues, and said his job would have been “all but impossible” without them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paying tribute, the Most Rev Welby said: “I have very much enjoyed working with John during his time as Archbishop of Wales. I have greatly valued his wisdom, his passion for the Gospel and evangelism, and his skill and diplomacy in dealing with often complex situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The coronavirus pandemic meant that I was not able to visit last April for the anniversary of the disestablishment of the Church in Wales, but I very much hope that it will be possible to come to Wales before John retires to thank him in person for his support and wise counsel.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bishop of Bangor, chief executive of the Church in Wales and chairman of the Church’s Representative Body also paid tribute to Mr Davies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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