Presidents of CTE

There are six Presidents of Churches Together in England, who each sign a Covenant which describes their commitment to each other and to the churches in England.

CTE’s Presidents meet regularly and liaise on a wide variety of issues of common interest and concern. In the past, they have visited the Holy Land together. Their meetings are facilitated by Bishop Mike Royal, General Secretary of CTE.

Read the latest content from CTE’s Presidents here. You can also view a list of our former Presidents.

Archbishop Sarah Mullally

Archbishop of Canterbury

The Most Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally became the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury in 2026. She was previously Bishop of London, Bishop of Crediton, Canon Treasurer at Salisbury Cathedral and in parish ministry in the Diocese of Southwark, having been ordained in 2001.

Before being ordained, she worked as a nurse in the National Health Service. She specialised as a cancer nurse and became a ward sister at Westminster Hospital before being made Director of Nursing at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. In 1999, she was appointed the Government’s Chief Nursing Officer for England. Archbishop Sarah was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2005 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to nursing.

Archbishop Sarah was the Chair of Christian Aid from 2024 to 2026.

Archbishop Sarah is married to Eamonn. The couple have two grown-up children.

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Archbishop Richard Moth

Archbishop of Westminster

Archbishop Richard is the 12th Archbishop of Westminster. He is also the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

Archbishop Richard was born in Chingola, Zambia, in 1958. He was brought up in Kent and, after leaving The Judd School, Tonbridge, began formation for the Priesthood at St. John’s Seminary, Wonersh. He was ordained Priest for the Archdiocese of Southwark in June 1982.

After serving in parish ministry and as a Territorial Army Chaplain he became Vicar General and Chancellor of the Diocese of Southwark in 2001. He was ordained Bishop of the Forces in September 2009 and served in this capacity until his appointment as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton on 21 March 2015.

He is Chair of Governors at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Liaison Bishop for Prisons.

Archbishop Richard has been an Oblate of Pluscarden Abbey for over 40 years and is a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, travelling many times to the Holy Land.

Bishop Tedroy Powell

CTE Pentecostal and Charismatic President, and National Bishop of the Church of God of Prophecy UK

Bishop Tedroy Powell has served as National Bishop of the Church of God of Prophecy (COGOP) UK since 2016. He has been Regional Bishop and Senior Pastor of the House of Bread COGOP for 28 years and has held the role of National Bishop for COGOP Belgium and the Netherlands since 2004.

His ministry is marked by a strong commitment to missions, intentional discipleship, and church planting. He is the co-founder of COGOP UK’s Mission Experience School and the founder of Hillview Community Services, a social enterprise providing educational support within the local community.

A passionate preacher and teacher, Bishop Powell is dedicated to leadership development and delivers a wide range of professional training for pastors, church leaders, management committees, and leaders across parachurch and voluntary sector organisations.

He has been married for 50 years and is blessed with three children and six grandchildren.

Read more about the Pentecostal and Charismatic Presidency in their Memorandum of Agreement.

Bishop Paulina Hławiczka-Trotman

CTE President for the Fourth Presidency Group and Head of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain

Paulina Hławiczka-Trotman comes from the Beskid Mountains in Southern Poland. She graduated from the Faculty of Theology and Ethics at the Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw with a thesis on the hope for universal salvation.

She was ordained in London by Rt Rev Dr Martin Lind to serve in the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. She took over as pastor of the parishes Trinity Leicester-Nottingham in 2014, St Paul's Corby in 2015, and Christ the King London in 2021. She has been a chaplain at the University of Nottingham since 2016. She is a Trustee of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain and the Council of Lutheran Churches.

She was consecrated Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain in January 2024.

Bishop Paulina is married to a church minister, theologian, activist and racial justice advocate, Rev Arlington W. Trotman (Methodist Church in Britain)

Rev Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson

Moderator of the Free Churches Group

Rev Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson is an ordained minister of the United Reformed Church (URC) and currently serves multiple congregations in East London.

A womanist practical theologian and advocate for racial and gender equity, Tessa holds a Professional Doctorate in Practical Theology obtained through the Cambridge Theological Federation. Her academic work and ministerial calling focus on intercultural inclusion and the empowerment of minoritised/marginalised communities. She is an Associate Tutor in Womanist Practical Theology at Westminster College and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Practical Theology and the International Journal of Black Theology.

She has held several leadership positions within the URC, including Moderator of the General Assembly – the first Black woman to hold the role – as well as membership of Committees including the Mission Committee, Faith and Order Committee, and Business Committee. She is also co-founder of Cascades of Grace, a network supporting Black/ethnically-minoritised women in the denomination.

Bishop Hovakim Manukyan

CTE President for the Orthodox Churches, and Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Bishop Hovakim Manukyan is the Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He received his theological education at the Vaskenian Theological Academy and the Gevorkian Theological Seminary of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and continued his studies abroad.

Ordained in 2000, he was consecrated bishop in 2010 by His Holiness Karekin II. He has served in the Inter-Church Relations Department of Holy Etchmiadzin, worked with the World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches, and lectured at Armenian theological institutions.

Since 2015, Bishop Hovakim has led the Diocese in the UK and Ireland, focusing on pastoral care, parish development, youth ministry, and ecumenical relations. Outside his ministry, he enjoys running and has taken part in several races, with the hope of running the London Marathon one day.

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