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Religion: MT letter to Archbishop of Canterbury (appointment of Graham Leonard as Bishop of London) [thanks for his "generous readiness" to accept her decision] [released 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR 2/2/54 f8
Editorial comments: The Bishop of Truro was Dr Graham Leonard. Colin Peterson was the Downing Street official responsible for ecclesiastical appointments.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 1p
Themes: Executive (appointments), Conservatism, Religion & morality