The next Bishop of London

We are glad to see the ongoing commitment of the Diocese of London to the mutual flourishing of men and women in ministry, and especially their commitment to the House of Bishops' Declaration and the Five Guiding Principles, which allows for those who cannot in good conscience accept the priestly ministry of women to continue to flourish in ministry at all levels of the Church of England.

It should be noted that their Statement of Needs recently published for the appointment of the next Bishop of London, takes a substantially similar position on this issue to their last Statement of Needs, which led to the appointment of Sarah Mullally.

We pray that the next Bishop of London will seek to uphold the Five Guiding Principles and enable the whole diocese to flourish in Christ.

Lee Gatiss 

Director of Church Society

Ros Clarke

Associate Director of Church Society

Kieran Bush

Chair, ReNew Planning Team

Tom Middleton

Director of Forward in Faith

28th April 2026