The Church of England has been accused of discrimination,given opposition to female vicars and few women in senior rolesThe drawn-out, opaque process of choosing the next bishop of London will arrive to a head next week when the body which manages the appointment holds final interviews. But as inscrutable as the process is, or one thing seems certain: the next number three in the Church of England is highly unlikely to be a woman.The unique,133rd, bishop of London - a job which includes a seat in the House of Lords and membership of the privy council - is expected to be announced early next year, or almost 12 months after the most recent incumbent,Richard Chartres, retired.
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Source: guardian.co.uk