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After two-and-a-half days locked in a cathedral, members of the Church in Wales have named their choice for the next Bishop of Bangor. | After two-and-a-half days locked in a cathedral, members of the Church in Wales have named their choice for the next Bishop of Bangor. |
The Archdeacon of Cardigan the Venerable Andrew John, 44, is the ecumenical officer for the St Davids diocese in west Wales. | |
The 46-member electoral college had been meeting in the city's cathedral since Tuesday. | The 46-member electoral college had been meeting in the city's cathedral since Tuesday. |
Mr John now has 28 days to decide if he will take on the role. | Mr John now has 28 days to decide if he will take on the role. |
He is the 81st Bishop of Bangor. | He is the 81st Bishop of Bangor. |
The Electoral College of the Church in Wales made the decision on the third and final day of its meeting at Bangor Cathedral. | The Electoral College of the Church in Wales made the decision on the third and final day of its meeting at Bangor Cathedral. |
Mr John grew up in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. He graduated in law at the University of Wales, Cardiff, in 1986 and in theology at the University of Nottingham in 1988. | |
He studied a Diploma in Pastoral Studies in 1989 at St John's College, Nottingham. | He studied a Diploma in Pastoral Studies in 1989 at St John's College, Nottingham. |
He was ordained as a deacon in 1989 and as priest in the Diocese of St Davids in 1990 and has served all his ministry so far within that diocese. | He was ordained as a deacon in 1989 and as priest in the Diocese of St Davids in 1990 and has served all his ministry so far within that diocese. |
He has been vicar of Pencarreg and Llanycrwys since 2006 and Archdeacon of Cardigan since 2006. | He has been vicar of Pencarreg and Llanycrwys since 2006 and Archdeacon of Cardigan since 2006. |