Archdeacon of Canterbury v Bishop Timothy Wambunya (2024) This case sheds an interesting sidelight on the relationship between ordination and jurisdiction. Bishop Wambunya purported to ordain, or ‘consecrate’, a new bishop, without any authority other than his own episcopal status. The ceremony took place in Germany, not England, though the English rite was used. The […]| ecclesiasticallaw
‘Safeguarding is a very important matter, but it does not trump Church law’ (Lord Sentamu). ‘No Church law excuses the responsibility of individuals not to act on matters of a safeguarding nature’(J Humphreys, Independent Learning Lessons Review, 11th May 2023, para 16.3.16). Baron Sentamu of Lindisfarne and Masooli was Archbishop of York and Primate of England […]| ecclesiasticallaw