Stephen Cottrell

Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell PC SCP is a Church of England bishop. Since 9 July 2020, he has been the Archbishop of York and Primate of England; the second-most senior bishop of the church and the most senior in northern England. He previously served as Bishop of Reading, 2004–2010, and as Bishop of Chelmsford, 2010–2020.
From 7 January 2025 until 28 January 2026, Cottrell assumed most of the primatial functions of the Archbishop of Canterbury during the vacancy that followed the resignation of archbishop Justin Welby.