The interim bishop of Liverpool replaces the clergy that the assault applications are facing

Bishop Worsley will serve for two years until the king appoints a permanent bishop of Liverpool.

To assume this role, she was named bishop suffragan for the new Wigan activated, which is part of the Liverpool Diocese.

According to the rules of the Church, it needs an official connection with the diocese to give its legal authorization to act in the eparchy, and its appointment to Wigan offers this power.

Currently is the Taunton Bishop, but will begin to meet people in Liverpool and carry out official legal tasks while ending his ministry there, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, external say.

He added that he was “deeply grateful” for the Bath and Wells diocese because he “released it to support Liverpool during this time.”