The Chapter of Chichester Cathedral has decided to change the name of one of its properties back to George Bell House, after a years-long campaign by defenders of the reputation of the late bishop after whom it was named….<\/p>\n
In 2016, the Chapter announced a decision to call George Bell House \u2014 named in memory of the Bishop of Chichester from 1929 till 1958, the late Dr George Bell \u2014 4 Canon Lane, a year after he had been named in a legal civil claim of sexual abuse…. The complaint concerned the abuse of a young girl in the late 1940s and early 1950s, later known as Carol.<\/p>\n
In 2017, an independent review of the case carried out by Lord Carlile said that Church of England officials had \u201crushed to judgement\u201d when they had concluded that Bishop Bell was the alleged sexual abuser….<\/p>\n
Sussex Police closed their latest investigation concerning Bishop Bell in 2018 (News, 27 April 2018). In 2019, the Archbishop of Canterbury apologised for \u201cmistakes\u201d made in the handling of the allegation (News, 1 February 2019). Archbishop Welby had said in 2017 that, after the Carlile review, \u201ca significant cloud\u201d was left over the name of Bishop Bell. He later said that \u201cnothing of substance\u201d had been added to previous allegations and that \u201c[Bishop Bell\u2019s] legacy is undoubted and must be upheld.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chichester Cathedral property to be renamed George Bell House again https:\/\/t.co\/UzBaouugIx<\/a><\/p>\n — Church Times (@ChurchTimes) August 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n