Two places he feels particularly close to God are by the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus lived and worked, and at St Benet\u2019s Abbey in the heart of the Broads. As Abbot of St Benet\u2019s he arrives by boat every August to lead an open-air service beside the scattered ruins.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not really a sea-going person but there is something about where land and water meet, and an atmosphere hallowed by prayer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
When he first became a Bishop there was no Google, Facebook, or women priests. Today 35pc of priests in the diocese are female \u2013 and one of the first to be \u2028ordained, the Rt Rev Jan MacFarlane, now Bishop of Repton, will be back to preach at his celebration service.<\/p>\n
In 2012 Bishop Graham was tipped as the next Archbishop of Canterbury \u2013 and admitted to praying that he would not be appointed. \u201cI love being Bishop of Norwich and having a community, and churches, over which to minister and getting to know a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n From a focus on the disadvantaged of his diocese to chatting to the Queen about corgis – the Bishop of #Norwich<\/a> reflects on 25 years as a bishop https:\/\/t.co\/uccUdjIN7z<\/a> #Anglican<\/a> #religion<\/a> #uk<\/a> 'I love the mix of the urban and the very rural. Above all it\u2019s the people' pic.twitter.com\/6FbksCZ9Ye<\/a><\/p>\n — Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) February 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n