Downing Street has today (6th September) announced that the next Bishop of Winchester will be the Revd Canon Tim Dakin.
Bishop designate Tim (53), who is currently head of the Church Mission Society, will be consecrated as the 97th Bishop of Winchester in January and assume the role in Spring 2012.
As well as heading up CMS since 2000 Tim is also a member of the Church of England’s ruling body, the General Synod, an associate priest in the parish of Ruscombe and Twyford in the Diocese of Oxford and an Honorary Canon Theologian of Coventry Cathedral….
Tremendous news. Praise God.
I once shared a meal with Bp. designate Tim Dakin at a New Wineskins Mission Conference, and was very impressed with him. As an unabahsed evangelical who has skillfully led the CMS for over a decade, he will be a wonderful addition to the House of Bishops in the CoE.
David Handy+