On Thursday the Archbishop of Canterbury released a statement announcing that the Bishop of Salisbury, Stephen Lake, has been suspended.
Bishop Stephen Lake
01/10/2026
The two complaints brought against the Bishop of Salisbury, Stephen Lake, under the Clergy Discipline Measure, will now proceed to the next stage and Bishop Stephen has been asked to respond to the allegations. He has been suspended from ministry by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Suspension is a neutral act while the allegations are progressed under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003.
The complaints were brought following allegations of financial misconduct and concerns raised with the National Safeguarding Team relating to his conduct.
The same statement can be found on the Salisbury diocesan website, which carries the additional note that “Bishop Karen [Gorham, Bishop of Sherbourne] remains Acting Bishop of Salisbury”.