By Colin Podmore On the last day of June — a glorious summer Saturday — the Rt. Rev. Jonathan Baker, Bishop of Fulham (a suffragan in the Diocese of London), ordained two men in their early 30s to the diaconate at the church of Our Most Holy Redeemer in Clerkenwell, one to serve there and the other in a parish in outer West London. In many ways it was an ordination like so … [Read more...] about Delegated Oversight in London
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Peerage for Richard Chartres
Postcard from London Invariably retiring Archbishops of Canterbury and York are honored with a seat in the House of Lords. It’s rare, however, for other retired bishops to be so elevated. Last week the Prime Minister’s office announced that the Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Richard Chartres, who retired as 133rd Bishop of London in March, is to be a life peer. He will sit on the … [Read more...] about Peerage for Richard Chartres