Mr Cottrell will take on many of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s official functions from January 6. | ITV National News ...

Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, has faced calls to resign over his handling of a sexual abuse case involving a ...

The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his ...

Helen-Ann Hartley, who as Bishop of Newcastle has been a vocal critic of Mr Cottrell, described his sermon as "empty words. I ...

Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, in 1958, Stephen Cottrell was educated at Belfairs High School, Leigh-on-Sea, and the Polytechnic of Central London. He found faith as a teenager through the work of youth ...

Mr Cottrell became the 98th Archbishop of York in 2020, having begun training for ministry at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, in 1981 and being ordained deacon aged 25. He was born in Leigh-on-Sea ...

The Archbishop of York will tell worshippers to put the needs of victims of abuse and exploitation first in a Christmas Day ...

The Church of England's second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for ...

Stephen Cottrell delivered his remarks as the Church faces criticism over failures in its handling of various abuse scandals. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned last month after he was ...