1. Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell is a Church of England bishop.
24 Facts About Stephen Cottrell
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Since January 7,2025, Cottrell assumes most of the primatial functions of the Archbishop of Canterbury during the vacancy that follows upon the resignation of archbishop Justin Welby.
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Stephen Cottrell was born on 31 August 1958 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
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Stephen Cottrell's brother, David Cottrell, is a psychiatrist and academic.
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Stephen Cottrell was educated at Belfairs High School for Boys, a secondary modern school, and then at the sixth form of Belfairs High School for Girls.
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Stephen Cottrell studied at the Polytechnic of Central London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in media studies in 1979.
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Stephen Cottrell later studied Christian leadership at St Mellitus College in London, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 2019.
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Stephen Cottrell was made a deacon at Petertide on 1 July 1984 and ordained a priest the next Petertide, both times by Ronald Bowlby, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral.
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Stephen Cottrell's ordained ministry began as a curate at Christ Church, Forest Hill in the Diocese of Southwark.
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Stephen Cottrell was then diocesan missioner for the Diocese of Wakefield and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, canon pastor at Peterborough Cathedral.
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Stephen Cottrell was nominated area Bishop of Reading on 6 January 2004, after Jeffrey John controversially withdrew his nomination to the post in 2003.
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Stephen Cottrell had been a supporter of John's original appointment.
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Stephen Cottrell was installed at Chelmsford Cathedral on 27 November 2010.
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On 17 December 2019, it was announced that Stephen Cottrell would succeed John Sentamu as Archbishop of York, Metropolitan of York and Primate of England, following the latter's retirement in June 2020.
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Stephen Cottrell faced calls to resign over his handling of the safeguarding case during his tenure as Bishop of Chelmsford.
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Stephen Cottrell's office claimed that the payment admitted no liability and that he was guided by legal advice to take no further action.
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Stephen Cottrell suspended Tudor from ministry in 2019, following new complaints against him.
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The victim known as Jessica considers that Stephen Cottrell should leave the Church due to his failure to act on the abuse allegations.
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Stephen Cottrell's spokesman defended the archbishop's actions, stating he was in an "invidious situation" and lacked the legal power to dismiss Tudor.
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Stephen Cottrell is a member of the Society of Catholic Priests, and a member of Affirming Catholicism.
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In 2007, Stephen Cottrell publicly opposed the renewal of Britain's Trident missile systems.
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Stephen Cottrell's idea met with angry responses by some social media users in Wales and Scotland.
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Stephen Cottrell is a patron of the charity Antibiotic Research UK.
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Stephen Cottrell has written several books on the subject of evangelism among his 38 published titles.