The Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York is a position within the hierarchy of the Church of England. It is a non-diocesan appointment in which a bishop acts as head of staff or general assistant to the Archbishop of Canterbury and to the Archbishop of York. It was created in 2021 to replace the former role Bishop at Lambeth, who assisted only the Archbishops of Canterbury.
On 19 April 2021, it was announced that Emma Ineson, then Bishop suffragan of Penrith, was to move to Lambeth Palace, to become "Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York". She took up the appointment on 1 June 2021, and her new role replaces that of Bishop at Lambeth as episcopal assistant to Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. The new role also includes assisting Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, coordinating between Lambeth and Bishopthorpe, and overseeing the Lambeth Conference 2022 programme.[1][2] On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Ineson was to become the next Bishop of Kensington (an area bishop in the Diocese of London) in "spring 2023".[3] On 2 February 2023, it was announced that David Urquhart (retired Bishop of Birmingham) would succeed Ineson for a one-year interim period starting during the week beginning 6 February 2023.[4]
- ^ "Bishop Emma Ineson to be Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York".
- ^ Williams, Hattie (19 April 2021). "New Bishop to Archbishops of Canterbury and York appointed". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "New Bishop for West London". Diocese of London. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Bishop David Urquhart to be new Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York". Archbishop of York. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.