The Bangor Diocesan Board of Finance and the Bangor Diocesan Trust published the findings of an independent governance review on 6 March. There is a press release here, and the report itself is here. The Church Times published an article on the report under the title Weak financial controls and ‘disempowered’ trustees were background to Bangor débâcle, review says.
This review is utterly damning (though very welcome). The thing I can’t quite understand about this whole situation is the person at the centre of it all – the former Sub Dean cum Diocesan Secretary – has faced no action at all other than being allowed to quietly resign. No clerical disciplinary action and nothing outside the Church either. The former Archbishop escaped without formal sanction for his part in it, but he did at least face the public disgrace of being forced into early retirement much against his will. In the light of the report, there are others who… Read more »
Cynical people like me will be totally unsurprised that the dual-hatted priest at the centre of this shambles has been allowed to resign with no other sanctions. Situation normal in church affairs – sweep it all under the carpet & forget it ever happened.
Conspiracy theorists might suspect that he is privy to too many dirty church secrets to be punished in any way.
Seems very odd that they apparently remain in good standing in the church!
FYI: https://nation.cymru/news/senior-cleric-who-left-the-church-in-wales-under-a-cloud-lands-70k-job/
He didn’t stay in this job for long – I don’t know the reasons.
The ‘Westminster College’ appointment was a disaster since I do not consider they undertook due diligence.
What has happened to the young bishop of Bardsey…?