Jo Bailey Wells, the Bishop for Episcopal Ministry, has been asked to pause her ministry after a damning review found the Church’s failures meant serial abuser John Smyth was never brought to justice.
The Diocese of London today confirmed she had been asked to temporarily step back pending a ‘safeguarding risk assessment’.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was forced to resign last month after the Makin review found Smyth’s abuse of more than 100 boys was covered up within the CofE.
Four bishops, senior clergy and a member of the committee that will select the next archbishop are among prominent figures also facing calls to resign over the scandal.
The Church’s national safeguarding team is reviewing a list of 30 clergy named in the review to consider whether they should face disciplinary action.
A number of priests have had their permission to officiate suspended while this is carried out.
The Makin review found that Dr Bailey Wells, previously Archbishop Welby’s personal chaplain, had failed to act sufficiently on concerns about Smyth when Lambeth Palace was made aware of them in 2013.