Bishop of Monmouth chosen after Andy John stepped down in June following scandal at Bangor Cathedral
The Bishop of Monmouth, Cherry Vann, has been elected as the new archbishop of Wales, becoming the UK’s first female archbishop and first LGBTQ+ leader in the church in Wales in a symbolic break with recent safeguarding scandals.
Vann, 66, was chosen on Wednesday after an electoral college made up of clergy and laypersons met for two days of deliberations at St Pierre church near Chepstow.
Andy John, the former archbishop, announced in June that he was standing down with immediate effect after calls for his resignation gathered pace following internal reports revealing a culture of excessive drinking, bullying and sexual misconduct at Bangor Cathedral.
There is no suggestion that John, who became archbishop in 2021, behaved inappropriately.
