A formal complaint of serious misconduct has been lodged with the Church of England against the Bishop of Chester, it has emerged.
Known as a Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM), it was brought against Dr Peter Forster by Sir Roger Singleton, interim safeguarding director at the Church.
A spokesman told the Standard that permission is currently being sought to bring the CDM ‘out of time’.
This is because under C of E rules there is a 12-month time limit between the date of the alleged misconduct and the lodging of the complaint.