House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW 3rd April 1998 The Queen has been pleased to order a Congé d’Elire to pass the Great Seal of the Realm empowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool to elect a Bishop of the See of Liverpool, the same being void by the resignation of the Right Reverend David Stuart Sheppard, M.A., (now Baron Sheppard of Liverpool) lately Bishop thereof; and Her Majesty has been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter the Right Reverend James Stuart Jones, B.A., Bishop Suffragan of Hull, to be by them elected Bishop of the said See. C. I. P. Denyer