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 First lesbian archbishop laments people leaving church over her sexuality: 'Very hurtful'.

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By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The Most Rev. Cherry Elizabeth Vann,was named the 15th Archbishop of Wales in July. | Screengrab/ChurchinWales/Instagram

The first openly lesbian archbishop in Christian history recently said she finds it "very hurtful" that some people are leaving her church in protest of her gender and sexuality.

"There are still patches all over the place where people continue to struggle with women in leadership and I have to respect that," the Most Rev. Cherry Vann, 67, who serves as bishop of Monmouth and was elected in July as the 15th archbishop of Wales, told the BBC last week.