An electoral college of the Church in Wales will meet in the small town of Llandrindod Wells next month to choose the province\u2019s next archbishop and primate. Three lay people and three priests from all six Welsh dioceses will join the six bishops as they pray and vote on a successor to the former Bishop of Llandaff, Barry Morgan, who retired in January.<\/p>\n
The electoral college will meet in the Victorian Spa Town\u2019s Holy Trinity Church on 5 September. After a public Holy Communion service, the church will be emptied of everybody who is not a member of the college or their support staff. The church doors will then be locked before the conclave begins with a discussion about the needs of the province.<\/p>\n
After a period of prayer and reflection, the president of the college \u2013 senior bishop John Davies of Swansea and Brecon \u2013 will invite nominations. The bishops nominated for the post will then withdraw while discussion takes place, returning when members of the college cast their vote. A nominee with two-thirds of the votes of the college will become the province\u2019s next archbishop. If no nominee receives the required number of votes, the process is repeated.<\/p>\n