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Right Rev. David Hope
(1941 - living) U.K.

David Hope

Church of England's bishop

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The Right Honourable and Most Reverend Dr David Hope is the current Archbishop of York, in the Church of England, and has held that position since 1995. Before then he was the Bishop of London.

He is Archbishop of the Province of York - the whole northern half of England with pastoral oversight of the bishops in that Province and responsibility for clergy discipline.

Together with the Archbishop of Canterbury the Archbishop of York is a leading spokesman on behalf of the Church of England, one of the Presidents of the General Synod and of the newly created Archbishops' Council and Chairman or President of numerous other Church bodies.

He is also Patron of many charities. He has taken a central role in the Central Religious Advisory Committee and meets regularly with members of the BBC and ITC.

Peter Tatchell claims that Hope is gay. In 1995, Dr. Hope called a press conference and said that his sexuality is "a grey area", and that he had "sought to lead a celibate life" and is "perfectly happy and content".

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