Bishop of London appoints new advisers

I am pleased to announce the appointment of The Ven Rosemary Lain-Priestley and The Revd Dr Jason Roach to support me in my ministry as the Bishop of London.  They both will be working part time as Researchers and Advisers on policy and strategy.

The Ven Rosemary Lain-Priestley who was previously at St Martin-in-the-Fields and Dean of Women in the Two Cities will stand down as Archdeacon at the end of the year. The Revd Dr Jason Roach is a doctor by background and has been ministering within the palace of Westminster and will start in February 2019.

About Sarah Mullally

The Rt Hon & Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally is the 133rd Bishop of London. In 2012 she was installed as Canon Treasurer at Salisbury Cathedral, before becoming Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter in 2015, primarily serving North and East Devon. She is a member of the Church of England's National Safeguarding Steering Group. Bishop Sarah was a senior civil servant in the Department of Health before ordination. A trained nurse, she became Chief Nursing Officer for England in 1999, the youngest person to be appointed to the post.

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