The Very Revd Justice Akrofi, Dean of Cathedral Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Accra, has been elected Bishop of Accra, Ghana, Church of the Province of West Africa. He succeeds the Rt Revd Francis Thompson, who has retired.

The Revd John Broadhurst, ACC member, head of the Forward in Faith traditionalist group, and Rector of Wood Green Team Ministry in London, has been appointed Bishop of Fulham in the Diocese of London, Church of England. He succeeds Bishop John Klyberg who is retiring.

The Rt Revd Colin Buchanan, Vicar of St Mark's, Gillingham, has been appointed Bishop of Woolwich, Diocese of Southwark, Church of England. He succeeds Bishop Peter Hall who is retiring.

The Ven Michael Colclough, Archdeacon of Northolt, London, has been appointed Bishop of Kensington, Diocese of London, Church of England. He succeeds the late Bishop John Hughes.

The Rt Revd Ian Cundy, Bishop of Lewes, has been appointed Bishop of Peterborough, Church of England. He will succeed the Rt Revd Bill Westwood who has retired.

The Revd Clifton Daniel III has been elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of East Carolina, ECUSA.

The Revd Canon John Garton, Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, has been appointed Suffragan Bishop of Plymouth, Diocese of Exeter, Church of England. He succeeds the Rt Revd Stephen Hawkins who has been translated to Crediton, Diocese of Exeter.

The Revd J Gary Gloster, Vicar of the Chapel of Christ the King in Charlotte, NC, has been elected Suffragan Bishop of North Carolina, ECUSA. He will succeed the Rt Revd Huntington Williams who has retired.

The Revd Paul O Idlout, Incumbent of St John's Parish, Cape Dorset, NWT, has been consecrated Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of the Arctic, the Anglican Church of Canada. He is the first Inuk bishop in the history of the Canadian Anglican Church and he succeeds the Rt Revd Terence Buckle who has been translated to the Diocese of Yukon.

The Rt Revd Telesforo A Isaac, former Bishop of the Dominican Republic and more recently Assistant Bishop of Southwest Florida, has been named Interim Bishop of the Virgin Islands ECUSA.

The Rt Revd Thomos K Kago has been consecrated Assistant Bishop of Eldoret, Church of the Province of Kenya.

The Very Revd Peter Njenga, Provost of All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, has been elected Bishop of Mount Kenya South, Church of the Province of Kenya. He succeeds the Rt Revd George Njuguna, who has retired.

The Ven John Richard Packer, Archdeacon of West Cumberland, has been appointed Suffragan Bishop of Warrington, the Diocese of Liverpool, Church of England. He succeeds the Rt Revd Michael Henshaw who is retiring.

The Revd Canon Anthony M Priddis has been appointed Suffragan Bishop of Warwick, Diocese of Coventry, Church of England. He succeeds the Rt Revd Clive Handford who has been translated to the Diocese of the Cyprus and the Gulf.

The Rt Revd A Ewen Ratterray, Archdeacon of Bermuda, has been consecrated Bishop of Bermuda. He succeeds the Rt Revd Bill Down.

The Revd John Tadao Sato, has been elected Bishop of Tohoku, Anglican Church in Japan. He will succeed the Rt Revd William Tatsuo Murakami.

The Revd Canon John Sentamu, Vicar of Holy Trinity and St Matthais, Tulse Hill, in the Diocese of Southwark, has been appointed Bishop of Stepney, Diocese of London, Church of England. He succeeds Bishop Chartres who has been translated to London.