A senior church leader has been named as the next Bishop of Stepney.
The Venerable Rod Green, currently Archdeacon of Llandaff in the Church of Wales, will take up the post on May 1, following his consecration at St Paul’s Cathedral.
He succeeds the Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell following her appointment as Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
The Stepney area covers the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Islington and Hackney.
Mr Green said: "I am absolutely thrilled to be returning to the Stepney area. God is doing some extraordinary things in Stepney and I am looking forward to joining in with what God is already doing. I have deep biological roots in the area.
"My dad grew up in Stepney. His first job was at the old post office in Islington. My children were born here. My wife already works in Canary Wharf.
"I have deep spiritual roots here too.
"Stepney is where I first discerned my vocation and where I was formed as a priest. I am really looking forward to catching up with old friends, making new ones, and working together to help every church and chaplaincy flourish as safe, healthy and loving Gospel communities."
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The announcement was made on March 20 during a visit to St Mary Magdalene Academy in Islington. This is a secondary school sponsored by the London Diocesan Board of Schools, which Mr Green will chair as Bishop of Stepney.
Mr Green, who was ordained in the Stepney area in 2008 and served his curacy at Christ Church Spitalfields, will also lead on the Diocese of London’s creative growth portfolio.
The Rt Revd Dr Emma Ineson, Bishop of Kensington and acting Bishop of London, welcomed the appointment. She said: "It is such good news to welcome Rod back to the Diocese of London.
"God’s call to Rod was clear, and I am so grateful for the gifts in evangelism, pastoral warmth, theological depth, and familiarity with the Area that he brings. The churches and communities of Stepney Episcopal Area will be greatly blessed by his gifts and ministry, and my fellow London College of Bishops and I very much look forward to working alongside him in the months and years ahead."
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