
The latest news from the Archbishop of York
Suffragan Bishop of Hull: the Rt Revd Dr Eleanor Sanderson
29/06/2022
NEWS - 10 Downing Street has announced today that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of the Right Reverend Doctor Eleanor Sanderson as Suffragan Bishop of Hull in the Diocese of York, following the retirement of the Right Reverend Alison White.
9 min readArchbishops’ Commission on Racial Justice Releases First Biannual Report
28/06/2022
NEWS - The Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice has released the first of its biannual Racial Justice reports.
4 min readBBC Radio 2 - Pause for Thought On Slowing Down
23/06/2022
NEWS - Archbishop Stephen offers a Pause for Thought today on BBC Radio 2, reflecting on his recent pilgrimage of St Cuthbert's Way.
3 min readArchbishop to ordain 11 new Deacons to serve in Diocese of York
20/06/2022
NEWS - Eleven women and men with varied stories of God's call to serve will be ordained Deacon by the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, in York Minster on Saturday 25th June in a service beginning at 4.30pm.
10 min readArchbishop of York completes his pilgrimage walking St Cuthbert’s Way
18/06/2022
NEWS - Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell arrived at Holy Island off the coast of Northumbria today having walked St Cuthbert’s Way, setting off from Melrose last Monday.
2 min readBishops' letter to The Times on the Rwanda asylum policy
14/06/2022
NEWS - 'Whether or not the first deportation flight leaves Britain today for Rwanda, this policy should shame us as a nation', say the bishops in the House of Lords.
3 min read2022 Moule Day Lecture - Ridley Hall Cambridge
09/06/2022
COMMENT - On 9 June the Archbishop gave the annual Moule Memorial Lecture, named in honour of C.F.D. "Charlie" Moule on the theme "Travelling Well: Pilgrimage and discipleship".
13 min readArchbishop and Bishops to ordain 15 new priests to serve in the Diocese of York
07/06/2022
NEWS - Fifteen deacons will be ordained priest by the archbishop and bishops of the Diocese of York over the weekend 11th - 12th June 2022, each woman or man in the parish where they serve as Curate.
2 min readCathedrals Cycle Route Relay Begins
06/06/2022
NEWS - The second national Cathedrals Cycle Route Relay begins – with support from the Archbishop of York.
3 min readSermon at St Paul's Cathedral celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
03/06/2022
SERMON - On Friday 3 June the Archbishop delivered the sermon in St Paul's Cathedral during a service to mark and celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. This follows in full
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