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| Bishop of Bangor due to be chosen | Bishop of Bangor due to be chosen |
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| Members of the Church in Wales will take their discussions over electing a new bishop of Bangor into a second day. | |
| The 46-member electoral college meeting inside a locked Bangor Cathedral will reconvene on Wednesday. | |
| Among those expected to be considered are the Archdeacons of Bangor, Meurig Llwyd, and St Davids, John Holdsworth.Also mentioned is the Very Reverend Jeffrey John, Dean of St Albans, who could become the first openly gay clergyman to become a bishop in Wales. | Among those expected to be considered are the Archdeacons of Bangor, Meurig Llwyd, and St Davids, John Holdsworth.Also mentioned is the Very Reverend Jeffrey John, Dean of St Albans, who could become the first openly gay clergyman to become a bishop in Wales. |
| Deliberations to choose the 81st bishop of Bangor started on Tuesday morning but the electoral college making the decision stopped for the evening after failing to make a decision over the course of the day. | |
| Traditionally, the bishop of Bangor is a Welsh-speaker and will serve an area stretching across north-west Wales from Holyhead to Llanidloes, Powys. | Traditionally, the bishop of Bangor is a Welsh-speaker and will serve an area stretching across north-west Wales from Holyhead to Llanidloes, Powys. |
| The election follows the death in June of the Right Reverend Anthony Crockett who served as bishop from 2004. | The election follows the death in June of the Right Reverend Anthony Crockett who served as bishop from 2004. |
| The electoral college meeting started with a public celebration of the Holy Eucharist at the cathedral at 1030 BST. | The electoral college meeting started with a public celebration of the Holy Eucharist at the cathedral at 1030 BST. |
| Confidential vote | Confidential vote |
| After the service, the college, made up of representatives from all six Welsh dioceses including the four other Welsh diocesan bishops, started meeting in private in a locked cathedral. | |
| As the 'home' diocese Bangor is represented by six lay people and six clergy with the remaining five dioceses each represented by three lay people and three clergy. | As the 'home' diocese Bangor is represented by six lay people and six clergy with the remaining five dioceses each represented by three lay people and three clergy. |
| Between them they will confidentially nominate and vote on candidates at the meeting which could last for up to three consecutive days. | Between them they will confidentially nominate and vote on candidates at the meeting which could last for up to three consecutive days. |
| Any candidate receiving two-thirds of the votes of those present will be declared bishop-elect and will have 28 days to accept the position. | Any candidate receiving two-thirds of the votes of those present will be declared bishop-elect and will have 28 days to accept the position. |
| If no-one receives the required two-thirds majority the college will return to the nomination stage with the election cycle starting afresh.The doors of the cathedral are locked when the electoral college meets | If no-one receives the required two-thirds majority the college will return to the nomination stage with the election cycle starting afresh.The doors of the cathedral are locked when the electoral college meets |
| Once a decision is made, the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, will unlock and open the west door of the Cathedral and announce the name from the doorstep. | Once a decision is made, the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, will unlock and open the west door of the Cathedral and announce the name from the doorstep. |
| However, if no decision is made within the meeting's three-day deadline then the vote will pass to the Bench of Bishops. | However, if no decision is made within the meeting's three-day deadline then the vote will pass to the Bench of Bishops. |
| One of the more controversial names in the running for the role of bishop is the openly gay Very Rev Jeffrey John. | One of the more controversial names in the running for the role of bishop is the openly gay Very Rev Jeffrey John. |
| Welsh speaker Dr John entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner in 2006 but leads a celibate life and is said to be in contention for the post. | Welsh speaker Dr John entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner in 2006 but leads a celibate life and is said to be in contention for the post. |
| He hit the headlines five years ago after he was forced to withdraw his acceptance of the post of suffragan Bishop of Reading following a storm of protest from conservatives in the Anglican Church. | He hit the headlines five years ago after he was forced to withdraw his acceptance of the post of suffragan Bishop of Reading following a storm of protest from conservatives in the Anglican Church. |
| He was subsequently made Dean of St Albans. Earlier this year Dr Morgan said he would be prepared to consecrate a gay bishop. | He was subsequently made Dean of St Albans. Earlier this year Dr Morgan said he would be prepared to consecrate a gay bishop. |
| The post of bishop of Bangor is used to controversy after Mr Crockett became the first bishop in the UK to have been divorced and remarried. | The post of bishop of Bangor is used to controversy after Mr Crockett became the first bishop in the UK to have been divorced and remarried. |