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Line 13: Theoretically, the power to elect archbishops and bishops is vested in the diocesan cathedral's [[college of canons]]. Practically, however, the [[appointment of Church of England bishops\|choice of the archbishop or bishop is made prior to the election]]. The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|prime minister]] chooses from among a set of nominees proposed by the [[Crown Nominations Commission]], and the sovereign then instructs the college of canons to elect the nominated individual as a bishop or archbishop. {{anchor\|Convenor}}One of the Lords Spiritual is appointed by the ~~archbishop~~Archbishop of Canterbury to be the ''convenor'' of the bench; he or she coordinates the work of the bishops in the House. [[Alan Smith (bishop)\|Alan Smith]], [[Bishop of St Albans]], was appointed the current convenor on 23 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web \|website=Church of England \|title=Bishop of St Albans to be Convenor of the Lords Spiritual \|date=23 September 2022 \|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/bishop-st-albans-be-convenor-lords-spiritual \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927180635/https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/bishop-st-albans-be-convenor-lords-spiritual \|archive-date=27 September 2022 \|access-date=20 October 2022 }}</ref> ==Status as peers== Line 77: === 2015 change temporarily giving preference to women=== Under the [[Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015]] whenever a vacancy arises among the Lords Spiritual during the ten years following the Act coming into force (18 May 2015 – 18 May 2025), the vacancy has to be filled by a woman, if one is eligible. The Act does not apply to the sees of Canterbury, York, London, Durham and Winchester, the holders of which automatically have a seat in the House of Lords. Six women have subsequently become Lords Spiritual as a result (one of whom has since retired), as of September 2023. (Additionally, [[Sarah Mullally]] entered the Lords ''ex officio'' when appointed [[Bishop of London]] in 2018.) Further legislation was announced in July 2024 which is intended to extend this provision until May 2030.<ref>[[Cabinet Office]], [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-legislation-will-increase-representation-of-female-bishops-in-the-house-of-lords New legislation will increase representation of female bishops in the House of Lords], published on 30 July 2024, accessed on 28 August 2024</ref> ==Criticism==

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