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New Bishop of Bath and Wells named
The Right Reverend Michael Beasley is currently the Bishop of Hertford.
He was an epidemiologist before becoming a full time member of the Church of England and was a member of the Church's Covid task force during the pandemic.
He tells Simon Parkin how he did a 60-mile walk across Somerset ahead of his interview for the job.
Image: St Mary's, Bridgwater
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