Updated again Tuesday morning
There have been a few statements about the refugee crisis from Church of England bishops:
The Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury on the refugee crisis
The Bishop of Ely Bishop of Ely statement on Syrian refugee crisis
The Bishop of Leeds Refugee crisis in Europe
The bishops of the Chelmsford diocese Churches pledge to welcome refugees in partnership with communities
The Bishop of Manchester A prayer for the refugee crisis
(Bishop Walker wrote about this topic for the Guardian back in April: Bishop of Manchester: I want leaders who look on migrants with compassion.)
The Dean of York: Refugee crisis: statement from the Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, the Dean of York
The bishops of West Yorkshire and The Dales The refugee crisis – a message from our Bishops
The Archbishop of York Seeking Sanctuary
There is a list of other not-so-recent responses here.
And also this list from around the Anglican Communion.
The Bishops of the Church in Wales have issued this joint statement: Bishops call on churches to help refugees
Please do let us know, via the comments, of any other statements.
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Press release from Number 10
Bishop of Newcastle: Christine Hardman
From: Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street
First published: 2 September 2015The Venerable Christine Hardman is appointed as Her Majesty’s Bishop in the diocese of Newcastle.
The Queen has approved the nomination of the Venerable Christine Hardman BSc (Econ), M.Th, formerly Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich and now Honorary Assistant Priest in the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie Southwark, for election as Bishop of Newcastle in succession to the Right Reverend Martin Wharton, BA, on his resignation on 30th November 2014.
Notes for editors
The Venerable Christine Hardman, aged 64, holds a B.Sc (Econ) from the University of London and trained for the ministry on the St Albans Ministerial Training Scheme. She later studied for an M.Th. in Applied Theology from the University of Oxford. She was ordained Deacon in 1987 and served her title at St John the Baptist, Markyate Street in the diocese of St Albans. She took up the role of Course Director on the St Albans Ministerial Training Scheme in 1988 and was appointed Director of Mission Studies in 1991.
Christine was ordained Priest in 1994 and became Vicar of Holy Trinity and Christ the King, Stevenage in 1996 and also Rural Dean of Stevenage in 1999. She took up the role of Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich in 2001 in the Diocese of Southwark and retired from this office in 2012. Christine is married to Roger and they have 2 adult daughters, Elinor and Isabel.
Her interests include making connections between the worlds of economics and Christian faith, theatre, being in the mountains and cycling (especially bike tours in other countries and cultures).
The Newcastle diocesan website has Christine Hardman to be Twelfth Bishop of Newcastle.
Update
Tim Wyatt Church Times Christine Hardman named as C of E’s next woman bishop
The Eastern Region Ministry Course, the successor organisation to the St Albans Ministerial Training Scheme, has issued the statement below the fold.
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