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| Archbishop of York treated for prostate cancer | Archbishop of York treated for prostate cancer |
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| The Archbishop of York has confirmed he is receiving treatment for an advanced form of prostate cancer. | The Archbishop of York has confirmed he is receiving treatment for an advanced form of prostate cancer. |
| Dr John Sentamu, 63, said he had undergone surgery at St James' Hospital in Leeds earlier. | Dr John Sentamu, 63, said he had undergone surgery at St James' Hospital in Leeds earlier. |
| The second most senior cleric in the Church of England said he would be "out of action" for some time. | The second most senior cleric in the Church of England said he would be "out of action" for some time. |
| Dr Sentamu, who became the 97th Archbishop of York in 2005, thanked his surgeon and hospital staff for their care. | Dr Sentamu, who became the 97th Archbishop of York in 2005, thanked his surgeon and hospital staff for their care. |
| He said: "I am thankful and grateful for Mr Bill Cross, and his surgical team at St James' Hospital Leeds, who today operated on me for a locally advanced cancer of the prostate. I am also grateful to the nursing staff who are caring from me. | He said: "I am thankful and grateful for Mr Bill Cross, and his surgical team at St James' Hospital Leeds, who today operated on me for a locally advanced cancer of the prostate. I am also grateful to the nursing staff who are caring from me. |
| "I am thankful, too, for all of you who regularly pray for me and support me, especially my staff at Bishopthorpe Palace. | "I am thankful, too, for all of you who regularly pray for me and support me, especially my staff at Bishopthorpe Palace. |
| "I will be out of action for some time, and will continue to value your prayers. I look forward to resuming my ministry as soon as possible." | "I will be out of action for some time, and will continue to value your prayers. I look forward to resuming my ministry as soon as possible." |
| 'Great comfort' | |
| Dr Sentamu's statement said he was drawing "great comfort" from words attributed to the German Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who was shot by the Nazis in April 1945. | |
| "God, gather and turn my thoughts to you. With you there is light, you do not forget me. With you there is hope and patience. I don't understand your ways, but you know the way for me." | |
| He ended his statement saying: "I wish you all joy in the Lord." | |
| Dr Sentamu fled to the UK from Uganda in 1974 after speaking out against the regime of Idi Amin. | |
| He was ordained five years later and became Bishop of Stepney in 1996. | |
| Six years later he was appointed Bishop of Birmingham before becoming Archbishop of York in 2005. |