14 MARCH 1952, Page 5

It is difficult to see how the general interests of

the Church of England are served by the translation of the Bishop of Durham to Winchester. It is certainly not in the nature of promotion. Winchester actually ranks next after Durham among the dioceses whose tenure confers a permanent seat in the House of Lords. There may of course be various reasons at present undisclosed for the change. Dr. Williams himself may prefer the south to the north and welcome closer proximity to London; he was once headmaster of Winchester. But a diocese still remains to be filled, and it will need as much thought to find the right man for Durham as for Winchester.