Could Wales elect the UK's first female archbishop?
Image caption,Since then, members have gathered inside Holy Trinity Church to choose his successor. It has always been "his" successor., history could be made when a woman sits in the archiepiscopal chair.consecrated by the Church in Wales.
It could take as long as three days of discussion, prayer, reflection, voting and a little horse-trading behind the locked doors of the church before the 14th Archbishop of Wales is announced on the church steps.Mr Handley is convinced the appointment will be down seniority - and who actually wants the job.
"It might well be that the Welsh bishops choose collectively to push this along [so] it's going to be interesting to see." The president will call for nominations and the nominees must then withdraw before returning to join the vote.If there is no clear winner, then it usual for the candidate with the fewest votes to withdraw and the process is repeated.The archiepiscopal chair, or throne, is a replica of the Chair of St Augustine in Canterbury Cathedral.
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