20th June 2023
The Right Reverend Dr Christopher Cocksworth to be appointed the Dean of Windsor
The King has approved that The Right Reverend Dr Christopher Cocksworth, Bishop of Coventry, be appointed to the Deanery of The King’s Free Chapel of St George, Windsor Castle, in succession to The Right Reverend David Conner following his retirement.
Bishop Christopher writes:
“It is a great honour to have been appointed to take on this ministry with the particular responsibilities it brings, and I am very grateful to His Majesty for the opportunity.
I was not expecting to leave the Diocese of Coventry until my retirement from full-time ministry and I know it will not be easy to move on from the Diocese that has been my great joy and privilege to serve as Bishop for the last fifteen years. The people of Coventry, Warwickshire and our slice of Solihull, together with all our church communities, church schools, chaplaincies, our remarkable cathedral and all our partnerships with so many other churches, charities, faith communities and organisations, will always remain in my heart.
Our diocese has taken many forms since its origins 1400 years ago and God has seen us through many changes. I have been strengthened over these months since I was first approached for my new work with the biblical promise that ‘The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this’. It is a promise for each of us as we walk the way of Christ; and it is an assurance for the Whole Diocese of Coventry that God will lead the Diocese into the future already prepared for this wonderful part of the country in the providence of God.”
The Very Revd John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry writes:
"We offer our warm congratulations from Coventry Cathedral to Bishop Christopher on his appointment as Dean of Windsor. We are very grateful for his leadership of this Diocese for the last fifteen years, and in particular for his commitment to, and embodiment of, Coventry’s ministry of reconciliation both here in the Diocese and Cathedral, and also nationally and internationally. We promise our prayers for the future as he takes his calling and commitment to this ministry into the new context of Windsor, both in the life of the Chapel as well as the significant intellectual work of St. George’s College. We will miss you, and thank you for all you have built in this Diocese of Reconciliation. May God bless you and Charlotte in all that lies ahead."
