The Archbishop of Wales has been elected to serve on the Crown Nominations Commission for Canterbury, the body that will nominate the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
Dr Barry Morgan was elected by members of the Standing Committee and will be the first Primate of the Anglican Communion to have been invited to serve on the Crown Nominations Commission.
They had been asked to nominate one Primate to represent the Anglican Communion on the Commission and their chosen Primates were grouped according to the five regions of the Communion. The Standing Committee then voted by single transferable vote—the method agreed by the Anglican Consultative Council for all its elections—and the name of the Archbishop of Wales emerged.
The vote took place by email and was overseen by the Chair and Vice Chair of the Standing Committee with advice from its legal advisor.
Dr Morgan said, “It’s an honour to have been elected by the Standing Committee and I look forward to representing their interest in the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury.”
