Bishop vows to strengthen church
MORE than 500 people welcomed the new Bishop of Llandaff as they packed into Llandaff Cathedral on Saturday to see her enthroned and give her first sermon.
Bishop June Osborne, the 72nd Bishop of Llandaff, is the diocese’s first woman bishop and Wales’ second. She told the congregation that most of her strategies would be to “empower and strengthen the impact of the local church”.
During the service Bishop June was anointed with oil, vested with her cope and mitre and presented with the diocesan staff – the symbol of her authority in the diocese.
She paid particular tribute to her predecessor Bishop Barry Morgan.
Bishop June served as Dean of Salisbury for the past 13 years and for many years on the General Synod’s Standing Committee.
She is married to barrister Paul Goulding QC and they have two children.