On 4th September 2025, the Bishop of Coventry, the Rt Rev’d Sophie Jelley, was introduced to the House of Lords and took her seat on the Bishops Benches as a Lord Spiritual.
Hansard records that:
Sophie Rebecca, Lord Bishop of Coventry, was introduced and took the oath, supported by the Bishop of London and the Bishop of Sheffield, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.
The Church of England in Parliament 