Bishop of Exeter Mike Harrison announcing the new Bishop of Crediton in Appledore (Joe Bulmer, Tindle Newspapers)

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00:00I think I may have got you here under slightly false pretenses as well because while you know

00:06I am delighted to be with you and to see you as is Bishop James the Bishop of Plymouth we also

00:13come here to give you some news glad tidings of great joy we are unveiling now at this moment

00:22further to Downing Street announcing it at 10am the new Bishop of Credeton who covers North Devon

00:30and that is Moira Astin I am delighted to announce Moira's arrival as Bishop designate of Credeton

00:49she is to be consecrated in St Paul's Cathedral in London on the 3rd of July at 11am and she is to

00:57be welcomed into Devon and into the Diocese of Exeter on Sunday the 6th of July at 4pm everybody

01:05is very welcome to the cathedral for that service Moira at present is the Archdeacon of Reigate

01:12in Southwark Diocese and was originally a curate in the Oxford Diocese then a team vicar there

01:20then a vicar there then a vicar in Lincoln Diocese and an area dean and generally has decades of

01:28experience in parochial ministry deeply pastoral very energetic theologically she is an author

01:40talking of literary ability I have her book with me in case you'd like to have a little browse

01:45but Moira would you like to come and say a little bit about yourself

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