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Faull next Dean of York

Ed Thornton

by Ed Thornton

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 @ 12:58

THE Dean of Leicester, the Very Revd Vivienne Faull, will be the next Dean of York, Downing Street announced on Thursday of last week.

Dean Faull, who is 57, succeeds the Very Revd Keith Jones, who retired on 30 April. A statement from WATCH (Women and the Church) said: "For a woman to hold such a senior position in the Church of England is a great encouragement to all who have worked for such a moment."

The Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, said that Dean Faull's ...

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