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| After two-and-a-half days locked in a cathedral, members of the Church in Wales have named their choice for the next Bishop of Bangor. | After two-and-a-half days locked in a cathedral, members of the Church in Wales have named their choice for the next Bishop of Bangor. |
| The Archdeacon of Cardigan the Venerable Andrew John, 44, is the ecumenical officer for the St David's diocese in Pembrokeshire. | |
| The 46-member electoral college had been meeting in the city's cathedral since Tuesday. | The 46-member electoral college had been meeting in the city's cathedral since Tuesday. |
| Mr John now has 28 days to decide if he will take on the new role. | |
| Mr John is the 81st Bishop of Bangor. | |
| The Electoral College of the Church in Wales made the decision on the third and final day of its meeting at Bangor Cathedral. | |
| Mr John grew up in Aberystwyth, Powys. He graduated in Law at the University of Wales, Cardiff, in 1986 and in Theology at the University of Nottingham in 1988. | |
| He studied a Diploma in Pastoral Studies in 1989 at St John's College, Nottingham. | |
| He was ordained as a deacon in 1989 and as priest in the Diocese of St Davids in 1990 and has served all his ministry so far within that Diocese. | |
| He has been vicar of Pencarreg and Llanycrwys since 2006 and Archdeacon of Cardigan since 2006. |